What happens if you shoot down the barrel of a tank?

If you manage to get a shot, into the gun barrel of a tank, your shell should be able to penetrate down the tube of the cannon barrel, and smash into the shell loaded into the gun cannon breach. Causing an inner explosion inside the tank.
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What happens if you shoot through a tank barrel?

Under most circumstances, absolutely nothing will happen when a rifle shot enters a tank's cannon barrel. The interior of a large gun is designed to withstand far more than that every time it fires, as is any round that might be loaded at the time.
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Will a barrel of gasoline explode if shot?

If the gasoline is in a normal, un-pressurized barrel, then shooting the barrel will just put a hole in it where the gas will start leaking out. Now, if that barrel is pressurized, and the gasoline contents are actually under enough pressure, then shooting the barrel will cause an explosion.
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What happens if you shoot a bullet inside a tank?

Many tank rounds are inert: they're kinetic energy shots, made from extremely hard, dense metals. Your little lead bullet will do next to nothing to those. It's like asking “what would happen to a brick if you hit it with a strawberry?”.
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Would an oxygen tank explode if shot?

If you shoot the oxygen tank and then pick it back up it won't explode even if it is leaking. This applies when it is ignited as well. In any campaign with a body of water (i.e. Hard Rain), throwing an oxygen tank into water after shooting it will cause it to not explode. However, it will still make the whistle sound.
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What is the “LUMP” on a Tank Barrel?



Why do firefighters not explode oxygen tanks?

An air tank holds pressurized air. The gas itself is not flammable. So the contents can't “explode” like dynamite.
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Will 100% oxygen explode?

Oxygen is not flammable, but it can cause other materials that burn to ignite more easily and to burn far more rapidly. The result is that a fire involving oxygen can appear explosive-like.
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Why do tanks raise barrel after firing?

The interior of a tank is a very cramped working environment. And loading heavy tank rounds is a tiring processes. Elevating the gun barrel after firing a shell likewise lowers the breach of the gun making it easier, a bit quicker and less fatiguing to reload the gun.
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Is there a gun that can penetrate a tank?

An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles.
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Is gasoline more powerful than dynamite?

Just one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 14 sticks of dynamite in explosive force.
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Do explosive red barrels exist?

Our version: They don't exist unless you load up a regular barrel with C4, and even if you did, you probably couldn't get it to blow up if you shot it. What could be in those in-game barrels that makes them so unstable? Game version: Volatile exploding barrels are ubiquitous in first-person shooters like Crysis.
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How many shots does it take to break in a barrel?

50 rounds is usually sufficient to smooth out the surface of the barrel lining and “break in” your barrel. As your barrel breaks in, you will notice that it will clean faster and without using as many cleaning patches or solvent.
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What is the best weapon to destroy a tank?

Anti-tank guns are guns designed to destroy armored vehicles from defensive positions. In order to penetrate vehicle armor, they fire smaller caliber shells from longer-barreled guns to achieve higher muzzle velocity than field artillery weapons, many of which are howitzers.
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What bullet can penetrate a tank?

SILVER BULLET made from depleted uranium can pierce even the heaviest armor. Uranium shells burn away at the edges upon impact¿a "self-sharpening" that helps them bore into armor. Used as ammunition, it penetrates the thick steel encasing enemy tanks; used as armor, it protects troops against attack.
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What weapon can stop a tank?

NLAW stops tanks dead in their tracks. Weighing just 12.5 kilograms, NLAW is a portable, shoulder-launched system that can be used by a single operator. Its armour-piercing warhead can destroy a heavily protected modern battle tank with one shot, and the system is effective at ranges between 20 and 800 metres.
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What is the thing in the middle of a tank barrel?

A bore evacuator or fume extractor is a device which removes lingering gases and airborne residues from the barrel of an armored fighting vehicle's gun after firing, particularly in tanks and self-propelled guns.
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Why do tanks have bricks on them?

These blocks are an additional defensive armour, which serves the purpose to protect the tank and its crew from anti-tank weapons. This additional armour is called Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).
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Why do tanks have logs on the back?

Read allSoviet and Russian tanks commonly travel with a log attached to the exterior. This simple device helps tankers deal with the soft or uneven terrain of central Europe that even a tracked vehicles can get stuck in. The log give the tracks additional purchase to help the tank escape the mire.
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Which animal can stop a bullet?

Armadillo 'armour' – composed of bony plates known as osteoderms – has been seen to deflect bullets. In one incident, a Texan man was hit in the face when his own bullet bounced back from an armadillo that he tried to shoot. In another, a bullet ricocheting off an armadillo penetrated a house, injuring an elderly lady.
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Can a cast iron skillet stop a bullet?

Unfortunately, even a 9mm pistol can easily blast a hole through a cast-iron skillet. However, two skillets can stop pistol rounds, so do with that what you will. A cast iron tub might do the job if it were positioned so you could hide behind it, especially if you could fill it with water.
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Can magnets stop a bullet?

Typically, no. Most bullets aren't ferromagnetic – they aren't attracted to magnets. Bullets are usually made of lead, maybe with a copper jacket around them, neither of which sticks to a magnet. These magnets made a bullet tumble on Mythbusters, but didn't change where it hit the target.
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Can humans survive 14% oxygen?

Human beings must breathe oxygen . . . to survive, and begin to suffer adverse health effects when the oxygen level of their breathing air drops below [19.5 percent oxygen]. Below 19.5 percent oxygen . . . , air is considered oxygen-deficient.
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What year will oxygen run out?

Our Sun is middle-aged, with about five billion years left in its lifespan. However, it's expected to go through some changes as it gets older, as we all do — and these changes will affect our planet.
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What year will we run out of oxygen?

One billion years from now, Earth's atmosphere will contain very little oxygen, making it uninhabitable for complex aerobic life.
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