Back when the US-German MBT-70 was being worked on, there was some discussion/development with a LP gun. Never went much beyond the lab test phase, and it was dropped in favor of the 152mm Gun/Missile Launcher.
It seems that every few years or so, the LP comes up (sort of like the lunch room's "Hamburger Surprise", LOL), but the problem of storing a high pressure tank of hazard chemicals and protecting it from hostile fire pretty much stops it could.
A lot of tankers are of the opinion that the electromagnetic (or rail) gun will be the next gen of tank main armament. Now if they can get just get the thing down to a useful size!
Still excellent work! Looking forward to your next paper!
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