M1028 120mm Canister Tank Cartridge

24 Jun 2008

I’ve mentioned this a few times, but here’s video of the M1028 canister round for the M1 tank:

This is in the field in Iraq and has been for some time. I haven’t heard much about it.

7 Responses to “M1028 120mm Canister Tank Cartridge”

  1. Flanker Says:

    Real glad I wasn’t in front of it! Hey, Murdoc! Be great if you were being attacked by a heavily armed band of terrorist deer in November! :)

  2. Murdoc Says:

    Flanker: Could fill the freezer, that’s for sure!

  3. Harley Says:

    duck hunting….

  4. cardoso Says:

    Holy fraking mother- This could ruin Ahmed-

  5. Dfens Says:

    Check out the shockwave being produced by the cannister and shot.

  6. Toejam Says:

    ‘Could fill the freezer, that’s for sure!’ Yup. Could also make your dentist rich by capping all those broken teeth.

  7. Hawk Says:

    It’s been getting rave reviews from the troops since it was urgently fielded in 2005. There’s a 105mm version, too, the M1040, now in service on the Stryker-based Mobile Gun System. Besides troops, it does quite a number on light vehicles and fortifications. And we thought grapeshot died with muzzle-loading cannon …