Thread: King Tiger vs. Abrams

Quote: And the only way a King Tiger could damage an Abrams is if the Abrams' crew was passed out from drinking and left a hatch open. Ok, lets paint that into the scenario. Question: can the KT get a shot off at 1500 meters, and hit the open hatch of an Abrams? Quote: The King Tiger would be better off if it were made of paper. It might then be light enough to run and hide. It's armor is absolutely useless against an Abrams (or any...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blue Lightning If the SABOT round's entry is only the size of a quarter, I'm sorry, but thats like thin armor gettign shot with a rifle. The small of a round might enter, but the damage it can do is neglagible. A tiny dart-like round entering the tank might miss the entire crew and go out the other side with no damage being done. Meanwhile the L/71 is preparing to fire at the turret/hull gap... This...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blue Lightning A tiny dart-like round entering the tank might miss the entire crew and go out the other side with no damage being done. Correct, the Sabot itself might miss all crew. But the thing that it -will- do is cause all sorta spalling inside the vehicle, which will be very likely to kill the crew. There are reports & photos of what happens to T-72s and similar era tanks that get nailed with the...

Sorry I was not clear about the spall liner. Spall liner is not a flexible form of kevlar. Its technical name is "multi-ply Kevlar / thermoset resin laminate sheet" Traditional Kevlar body armor will not stop spall from your own tank flying around at thousands of feet per second, and its best to stop the spall from ever reaching you in the first place. Suits are not practical in such a tight environment, not only would they...

The Sabot is not even going to break a sweat. In the Gulf War, A single Sabot from a M1A1 hit and killed two Iraqi T-72s . T-72s have about 280mm of armor,which is 280x4= 1120mm of armor. I think the King Tiger doesn't stand a chance. Oh and the sand bags? They are worthless. "The penetration characteristics of Sabot was so great that enemy tanks could be engaged behind sand berms, the Sabot penetrating between ten to thirty...

I wouldnt like to say for sure, but id imagine the SABOT round would penetrate the KT at a mile. I think I read somewhere that they can disable modern tanks at well over 1500m. Absolutely no idea about the turret/hull gap...hopefully yes, cuz that would be cool!

Yup, the KT doesnt stand a chance agains todays modern tanks ^_^

But the P1500 Monster was from the "monster class" , not the main battle tank MBT. I still think the SturmTiger could do the job. It could penetrate a 2.5m concrete bunker and their was a story of one single shell/rocket pwnd 3 Shermans. But if we think about it, the SturmTiger wasn't a MBT. But i think it was the only real WW2 tank capable of KO a Abraham.

"an elephant fights a polar bear" now THATS a story.

Trip the abrams from its technology, than it may be worth the show.