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[R-DEV]CAS_117 wrote:The 30mm will set off the reactive armor and them begin setting off ordinance inside the tank. It isn't the damage any particular one shell does, its that the force of a large number of shells hitting the chassis in a short period of time prevents the reactive armor from functioning as intended. The effects of a GAU-8 are similar to that of a MK-20 Rockeye. The large number of direct hits on the same surfance (often the top armor), will penetrate the fuel and ammo storage compartments, even self sealing ones are of limited use against multiple hits. Even if the crew survived the fragments, the tank would be more or less ineffective. The best way to think of this is the "double-tap" used in close quarters. While one round on a single surface may not be sufficient to penetrate, but two rounds on the same spot will double the effect of the second round. When there are 10 30mm rounds of DU and API hitting the same spot, the effect is essentially many times larger, which is one of the main points of the GAU-8, allows for a larger number of direct hits with more accuracy than a standard tritonol based bomb, and can kill a potentially larger number of targets than a plane equipped with a set of MK-20s. Either way, the gun is more accurate than in previous versions.

Ryan3215 wrote:Um, this video was completely staged. Its part of a documentary on the History channel about HD film, and not a shot was actually fired (except the flares, and some stock footage). The part with the lines up trucks exploding was a series of gasoline bombs and the tank being shot was also staged using packets of Thermite. I wouldnt base anything on this video seeing as its so fake. but it does look nice, and is very dramatic