Rheinmetall 130mm L/51 gun

[Hummingbird]

Stumbled upon this the other day:

http://defense-update.com/20160614_rheinmetall-ups-tank-firepower-with-new-130mm-gun.html

 

Year old, but pretty interesting nonetheless I thought.

 

I mean take a look at that size difference between the two rounds (below), esp. the casing (!). All up round weight is ~30 kg, quite a handful for a human loader.

 

Edited September 22, 2017 by Hummingbird

[Groove]

Lovely!