Gallia- wrote:New Korongo wrote:It would have an advantage in an anti-structure/anti-fortification role because the amount of high-explosive in each round would be higher, but it probably wouldn't offer a meaningful increase over the performance offered by 120 mm and 125 mm guns while also restricting the amount of ammunition the vehicle could carry.
Typical 125mm guns throw HE shells twice the weight of anything M81 had, so no this is wrong.
Are you sure? I thought most 120 mm and 125 mm high-explosive rounds have a filling weight in the region of 3 kg, while the M657 cartridge had a filling weight of 4.3 kg.