Overview
There are four ways of tank guns. The kind that makes things go boom.
Armament Types
Conventional
A conventional cannon relying on controlled combustion. This type needs no electrical power source to fire, but is limited by bulkier ammunition and propellant burn rate. However, this is the most practical type for automatic cannon application.
Rail
An electromagnetic cannon relying on sheer electrical force. This type requires extensive electrical power, but has the best overall armor penetration. However, this type is limited by their poor versatility due to the complexity of velocity adjustment that renders a large number of shell types impractical.
Coil
An electromagnetic cannon relying on electromagnetic coils. This type requires extensive electrical power, although it is not as much as the Railgun or Plasma Cannons. This type is the most versatile, due to the ease of velocity adjustment that allows for an incredible number of shell types to be carried and fired. However, they tend to have inferior anti-armor performance compared to Rail or Plasma artillery.
Plasma
This type requires the most electrical power. It combines the anti-armor performance of a rail-based systems with some of the versatility of coil-based systems. However, the explosive properties of the plasma charged shot will decrease over distance due to cooling, and are typically incredibly expensive to manufacture. Like railguns, they are limited in ammunition choices, and also tend to be in much larger calibers for the same performance due to the "free-floating" projectile; the projectile never touches the barrel.
Weapon Caliber Limitations
Light tanks
The generally accepted maximum caliber is 90mm railgun or 120mm coilgun.
Main battle tanks
The generally accepted maximum caliber is 120mm railgun, 160mm coilgun, or 200mm plasma cannon.
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@Pilotmario I Was referring to this sentence "Well, it seems I shall create an empire where the sun never sets!"
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@Pilotmario I Mean.. you already did cough Awwam cough
Oh.
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@Pilotmario Its too late lmfao. you overpowered Awwam and removed a lot of other factions, resulting in 4 Superpowers ONLY.
@GoldenEagle I am just wondering if I spoiled the RP somehow.
I just need to know so I can work on not doing that.
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@Pilotmario Its true. I don't need to provide a link.
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@Pilotmario I Don't prefer to provide it. you may think I'm lying. but its true.
Link? @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation
@Pilotmario GoldenEagle himself admitted you spoiled this Roleplay.
Yep. Confirming its relevance. @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation
@Pilotmario GoldenEagle literally Upvoted it.
They do. GoldenEagle approves. @MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation
I Doubt these even apply, clearly no one cares.
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@JakeTheDogg good question. Good questions usually don't have good answers so I'll try to answer in a most efficient and effective way. I have asked this question because I... uh... you know what never mind.
@JakeTheDogg I only care for ww2 weapons and armor lol
Can I get a link of the tanks in the rp collectively?
Are these guns actually real.