From: Frank Robertson (tankdriv@gte.net)
Date: Tue Oct 01 2002 - 11:25:49 PDT
It is a fume evacuator.
Frank Robertson
Memphis, TN. USA
"Miss Dixie" "Tha Thing"
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-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of J. Forster
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:09 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Tank gun question
In looking at various tank pics, a friend asked me what the bulge often seen
in
the middle of tank main gun barrels is for. My only guess is to break up
some
vibration mode. It's not the flash arrestor, I think.
Anyone know for sure.
TIA,
-John
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