Tank Firing in Slow Motion - the Slo Mo Guys

[TexHill]

So the Slow Mo Guys are always filming some really unique and interesting things, and this video is no exception. In this one the guys are firing the 76mm cannon on an M4 Sherman tank, and filming it in slow motion. What I think is neat is how the round pitches and yaws in flight. A rifle bullet does the same thing for a short distance until it finally stabilizes.

The guy pulling the lanyard was an EOD specialist in the British military

[ALCOAR]

I'd love to see footage of a 55gr. Vmax shot to 100yds VS. 77gr. SMK shot to 100yds using this videos same tech.

I could finally put a theory to rest. Neat video, thanks for sharing.

[TexHill]

My pleasure. Here's another really neat video of them playing around with various explosives including shaped charges. In the last explosion they use water to focus the blast and almost destroy one of their expensive cameras.

[Arik]

I'm surprised how much effect the melons had on the 150mm cannon

[ALCOAR]

My pleasure. Here's another really neat video of them playing around with various explosives including shaped charges. In the last explosion they use water to focus the blast and almost destroy one of their expensive cameras.

Now that is one of the coolest videos I've seen on YT. That was truly epic stuff. Their knowledge, with those items is just insane. It's like making Fine Art with explosives.

The Colorado School of Mines I'm sure wasn't counting on that type of damage to their facility though. When you blow up a bombproof testing facility, you're next level I'm sure.

Since we're posting awesome slow motion videos....this is one of my all time favorites:

[Firefly]

Do one with a Pershing tank.

Had they been fielded earlier and with the fleas worked out nobody would care about Queerosexual King Tigers

[wilson1911]

That jet charge is how they perforate oil wells. Electric dets, prima cord, and charges strung together. They go 10k mph and have 5 million pounds of pressure. The size hole they make is controlled by shape of the cone, as well as the depth. Average hole sizes they make are 0.45 and 30" of penetration. There are many types of them.

Det cord burns around 1720 feet per second. Just depends on what your using, RDX, HMX,PTEN etc.

I will limit my response to this information only since I use these daily.

[gaijin]

Significant yaw.

[Firefly]

Also for all the tankers here correct me if I am wrong but the M4 wasn’t meant to be a “tank” tank. As was explained to me it was meant to be sorta like a nascent IFV. It was intended to be used in built up areas and to cross bridges without being too fat.

Hellcats did the heavy lifting. But the Pershing was made to eat lunch. Just too late

[TomMcC]

Cool vids...can't believe they stood that close with NO muffs on. Foamies just don't look like they would cut it especially with a brake on the cannon.