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From: paulf@mcnc.org (Paul Damian Franzon)
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Subject: Re: Effects inside tank
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Date: 12 Mar 91 23:27:45 GMT
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From: paulf@mcnc.org (Paul Damian Franzon)
In article <1991Feb28.045630.5898@cbnews.att.com> denbeste@spdcc.com (Steven Den Beste) writes:
>
>I might suggest that the sound inside the tank from its OWN gun going off
>would be louder than that from a round going off outside its armor.
>Don't tankers have to wear major-league ear protection?
>
Not as much as the poor infantryman next to the tank!   It is even worse
than the recoiless rifles I have fired.

Actually, the noise inside the tank is not that high (but high enough to
warrant ear protection.)  When you fire the
tank gun, the noise "sounds" like it is actually coming from outside with
a muffled "boom".  With
the hatches closed I imagine it might not be that loud at all (but I am 
just guessing on the second part.)  This experience is from M-60s.

Paul Franzon
CPT
Infnatry