I was so looking forward to getting the AMX-30 ACRA, but I just found the missle to be pretty weak in post-pen compared to the T-55AM-1 on top of it the vehicle not even being faster, better armored or even being noticeably better in pen.
You said it yourself, T-55AM-1’s missile is slower.
More motor fuel = less warhead filler.
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Ahh, that explains it, thanks for the explanation. I do wonder tho what was the point of having such a big missle then.
Efficiency in motor + warhead size.
It does pen 700mm after all, so despite less warhead filler it does pen more.
And clearly the ACRA missile failed to stay in-service if it ever was, being replaced by HOT missiles.
I guess I’ll give the MEPHISTO another chance then, considering no other missle carrier options are available for France
The mephisto is really cool tho, i have fun even at top tier to bring it.
The ACRA is shockingly wimpy for being a nearly 6 inch missile. And being gun-launched, I would imagine it gets a boost from the propelling charge, like the Soviet missiles, and would not need to dedicate as much room for rocket fuel.
I would also reject the idea that, “it just has less fuel”, as the ACRA has just barely under twice the volume as the 9M117. Ignoring that missiles will glide a large portion of their flight anyways. It has less range than the 9M117 and a smaller warhead, so what did all that volume go to?
It didn’t fail because it wasn’t good. In fact it was great, but it was also too expensive.
In any case the ACRA is way faster (more fuel) and has more pen as you said, making it a better ATGM than the 9m117 overall. It’s only weakness is that post-pen damage aren’t the best but they’re still enough usually.
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Not firing on the move compared to the Soviet missiles though… that hurts.
I have to agree on that. But that’s the tank fault, not the missile.
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Yeah, its just much harder to get use out of it.
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In addition to what’s already been said.
Ammunition and Rockets are generally more similar than they are different however the construction of shells and explosive charges are not uniform, as in you don’t take the same shell/rocket and scale it up or down to fit the barrel diameter (except in some cases when this is exactly what they did).
It’s not a bad Idea to assume that shells of a given type function on the same principles and achieve the same general outcome but there is a lot of room for nuance in the construction of various shells.
AHEM* fuuuueeeeeellll (imagine that said like the STONKS meme
It should technically be stabilised ; as I understand it the missile is controlled via a system on the commander’s cupolla, which is stabilised.