🧵A new video appeared showing a fire starting inside a T-90M and many are claiming that the tank was hit by a missile.
The cause of the fire, however, had nothing to do with the tank being hit by a projectile...
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The cause of the fire, however, had nothing to do with the tank being hit by a projectile...
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The reason for the fire is simple: old, improperly stored ammunition.
The tank fires a shot and when the breech opens, burning pieces of propellant are ejected into the crew compartment.
The improper conditions, especially a high level of moisture, degrade the ammunition.
The tank fires a shot and when the breech opens, burning pieces of propellant are ejected into the crew compartment.
The improper conditions, especially a high level of moisture, degrade the ammunition.
Another side effect of firing this degraded ammunition is an excessive amount of gas blowing back into the crew compartment.
This is not safe to inhale and after prolonged exposure can cause issues such as carbon monoxide poisoning.
This is not safe to inhale and after prolonged exposure can cause issues such as carbon monoxide poisoning.
In the 2020 Tank Biathlon, the Chinese ZTZ-96 crew fainted from carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhaling toxic fumes from the gun breech combined with physical exhaustion.
This happened after firing ammunition provided from Chinese stocks.
This happened after firing ammunition provided from Chinese stocks.
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