Can a tank run out of ammo?

In simple terms, they can run out of shots, and if you said that they ran out of ammo, people would understand what you were saying, but it isn’t strictly accurate as ammunition is the wrong term, Technically ammunition needs to be a physical projectile, like a bullet or a rocket.

How do tanks store ammo?

They grab a round out of the back and flip it and shove it into the breach. They can do this rather quickly. It’s generally stored in the rear of the turret, at least the M1 Abrams and others like it have it set up that way. There are some tanks that store the ammo in the rear of the hull (bottom section).

Where is ammo kept on a tank?

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Ammo rack. Most of the tank’s ammunition is stored in the turret, but some is kept in the hull, in ammunition racks like this one.

What happens when a tank gets ammo racked?

Being ‘ammo racked’ is the situation in which a group of ammunition takes damage from enemy fire (gets shot by another tank) and causes the explosive mass in the ammunition to detonate. Any time ammunition inside the tank is detonated, it causes catastrophic damage to the tank.

What is wet storage in a tank?

A wet ammo rack is a method of storing flammable and/or explosive munitions in such a way that if they are exposed to a a possible source of ignition, e.g. a tank being penetrated by an enemy shell, they will not explode.

What is wet ammunition stowage?

Wet stowage consisted of surrounding the ammunition stowage bins with a water/gylcerine mixture held in an outer hollow casing. The idea was that the water mixture would pour out over any penetration of the bins by enemy AP shot/ shell fragments thereby preventing or at least slowing ammunition fires.

How do you reload in War Thunder?

My idea is really simple: pressing the button 1 time selects the next shell, pressing it again forces it to switch to it. Furthermore reload should be 35\% longer than regular reload, since the loader have to remove the old shell.