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broadsword

broadsword

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zhangjim said:
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“The turret is of aluminum alloy armor construction. ”I was quite shocked when I saw this paragraph.
A lot of news is currently highlighting the similarity of the turret to the Abrams tank,but they don't even mention that it's aluminum armor.

I haven't paid attention to MPF, so I'm surprised to know this.Now I can understand why the U.S. Army is unwilling to call MPF a tank.

In the discussion on Zhihu, many people ridiculed that Americans should use design schemes based on T-55 or T-64.
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From what I found about aluminium alloy armor:
"Crystallized aluminum oxide, better known as corundum, is a surprisingly feasible armor choice. It's extremely strong, the definition of a 9/10 on the Mohs scale. Normal steel has a hardness of 4-4.5 and hardened steel has a hardness of 7.5-8. What this means is that a steel blade, even a tempered one, wouldn't scratch the armor. In fact, the armor would be more likely to scratch it!"
 
FairAndUnbiased

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broadsword said:
From what I found about aluminium alloy armor:
"Crystallized aluminum oxide, better known as corundum, is a surprisingly feasible armor choice. It's extremely strong, the definition of a 9/10 on the Mohs scale. Normal steel has a hardness of 4-4.5 and hardened steel has a hardness of 7.5-8. What this means is that a steel blade, even a tempered one, wouldn't scratch the armor. In fact, the armor would be more likely to scratch it!"
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Hardness is not the relevant parameter for armor, it is toughness (tensile strength).

Aluminum oxide is brittle. Quartz glass can scratch steel too, don't see anyone advocating for glass armor.
 
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Funny how when war with Russia is on the table, suddenly recruitment drops like a rock.

And they blame the labor market in a recession.
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There are lots of social media post complaining about army life, low pay,injuries, bad housing, and how officers are corrupted/terrible. Especially more troublesome is that there is a base in southern us where there has been many rapes/murders/suicides.
 
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Bellum_Romanum said:
Any samples you can provide
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Not army but navy has examples:

1. Bad housing: aircraft carrier sailors forced to sleep in their cars when they're at base.

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2. Corruption: multiple admirals taking bribes

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3. Poor morale: multiple officers doing or selling drugs

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4. Low pay: actually, not getting paid at times.

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Why is taking care of your navy important?

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daifo said:
There are lots of social media post complaining about army life, low pay,injuries, bad housing, and how officers are corrupted/terrible. Especially more troublesome is that there is a base in southern us where there has been many rapes/murders/suicides.
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Bellum_Romanum said:
Any samples you can provide
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Ft. Hood, Texas.

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