How did tank crews die?
All three of those M1 crew members were killed by blunt force trauma to the head following an IED attack (the force of the explosion rocked the tank, causing them to violently hit their heads somewhere inside the tank).
What is the point of Sabot?
A sabot (UK: /sæˈboʊ, ˈsæboʊ/, US: /ˈseɪboʊ/) is a supportive device used in firearm/artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a bullet/slug or a flechette-like projectile (such as a kinetic energy penetrator), and keep it aligned in the center of the barrel when fired.
What would happen if a tank was hit by a shell?
Bits and pieces of electronic, gadgets and other equipment inside the tank would be thrown off in chaos all over the place. Even crew members are not left out, limbs are usually pulled off due to the intense pressure generated. When a tank crew get hit by a shell they, like every other living being, die very fast.
What would happen if a round hit a tank?
If the round entered the front of the tank, it only needs to miss the ammo. After that it is just traveling through an empty crew compartment, and out the back. If your tank is weak enough, you could live. The previous answers are not consistent with what I was taught in armor school, Ft Knox, as a 19Delta, Cavalry Scout.
What happens if you get sabotaged in a tank?
Then, you have spalling, as the armor that was hit by the sabot is superheated and shattered, it flies around the inside of the tank, bouncing off the interior and killing the crew, but it doesn’t end there.
What happens if you kill a tank with a DU round?
BTW, after killing a tank or any vehicle with a DU round, DO NOT go near it without proper equipment (chem suits and the like), the Uranium may be depleted but it’s still Uranium. To para phrase Cave Johnson “Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough, or your heart stopping.