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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I'm assuming that reloading while the tank is stationary is somewhat easier and therefore quicker than on the move?
It also seems reasonable to assume that in general, no more than a couple of rounds will be fired in any one minute given that the tank should be manoeuvring around the battlefield, supporting and supported by several other tanks and because of said movement, the terrain will be getting in the way on a fairly regular basis unless it's a flat, featureless plain).
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That's another advantage of the M-1, the loader has a switch that he can hit that freezes the gun tube at the best angle for reloading. The gunner can still keep his sights on target, but when the loader slaps the safety into the fire position....you had better have any body parts that you want to keep out of the way of the breech because the computer moves the tube into alignment with the gunner's sight. So on the move, I'd give the M-1 a shorter reload time.
On the other hand, an older tank, such as a M-60A1, I'd add a second or two due to the juggling act that the loader has to do.