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Old 09-09-2011, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Raellus View Post
Methinks a solid Molotov hit on the engine deck would be enough to disable most MBTs. Tank engine decks are not completely armored over. There are lots of grilles and vents into which burning liquid can drip, igniting all those juicy flammables one finds in a large gas/diesel engine.
Well like Dragon said, modern MBT are designed to counter this. But perhaps, I would say this might be effective on older models. T-55, T-62/64, M48, and so on. Of course since the Soviets made use of this tactic in WWII. Perhaps they planned for this, and designed accordingly.
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