thermite verses abrams

~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ · 08-04-2007, 11:51 PM

i know termite is fucking hot as hell but would it be able to burn through a Abrams armor, because termite goes to a few thousand degrees which should go strait through the tanks armor.

~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ · 08-05-2007, 12:07 AM

what is a termite ?
I googled but all i got was stuff on the bugs.
a new slang for an EFP ?

~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ · 08-05-2007, 12:09 AM

i might have misspelled it but it's this stuff that burns at very high temperature and burns clean through almost anything

~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ · 08-05-2007, 12:13 AM

Thermite....lol ... i should have got that.
I don't know because Abrams armor isn't all steel and thermite supposedly doesn't work well on vertical surfaces.
If you put a thermite grenade on the tracks or over the engine then maybe.

Expendable Grunt · 08-05-2007, 12:21 AM

Yeh, I'd guess it would burn through horizontal plates with relitive ease.

Guerra norte · 08-05-2007, 12:22 AM

Thermite is a mixture of Iron Oxide and fine powdered Aluminum, mixed in the right Stoichoimetric proportions the Oxide will act as an oxidizer.

So.. if you have a hot enough heat source such as say Magnesium to ignite the Al, the Oxide will release sufficient amounts of Oxygen which will continue feeding the Al to burn just like Blackpowder or any other pyrotechnical low order explosive.

The bi product residue of the Thermite combustion is hot molten iron which is very practical for destroying things, in the old days I believe it was used to weld train tracks.

There are variations that has sulfur and other types of reducers added to Thermite that'll lower the flashpoint of it.

As for the original question; You would need a LOT of Thermite to FU*K a Main Battle Tank.

~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ · 08-05-2007, 01:07 AM

but still a small pot of thermite can go strait through a cars engine block like nothing.

eddie · 08-05-2007, 01:09 AM

Car < Big tank.

~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ · 08-05-2007, 01:18 AM

i'm saying it doesn't take much to do a lot of damage

also a engine blosk is a look of steel it has to go through

Guerra norte · 08-05-2007, 01:25 AM

Chobham armor is a lot more..

In any case, if you want an accurate answer, the info you're looking for is most likely classified.

08-04-2007, 11:51 PM	#1
~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 126	thermite verses abrams i know termite is fucking hot as hell but would it be able to burn through a Abrams armor, because termite goes to a few thousand degrees which should go strait through the tanks armor.

08-05-2007, 12:21 AM	#5
Expendable Grunt Join Date: Mar 2007 Mongolia Location: Hollywood, MD Posts: 3,655	Yeh, I'd guess it would burn through horizontal plates with relitive ease.
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08-05-2007, 12:22 AM	#6
Guerra norte Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,685	Thermite is a mixture of Iron Oxide and fine powdered Aluminum, mixed in the right Stoichoimetric proportions the Oxide will act as an oxidizer. So.. if you have a hot enough heat source such as say Magnesium to ignite the Al, the Oxide will release sufficient amounts of Oxygen which will continue feeding the Al to burn just like Blackpowder or any other pyrotechnical low order explosive. The bi product residue of the Thermite combustion is hot molten iron which is very practical for destroying things, in the old days I believe it was used to weld train tracks. There are variations that has sulfur and other types of reducers added to Thermite that'll lower the flashpoint of it. As for the original question; You would need a LOT of Thermite to FU*K a Main Battle Tank.
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08-05-2007, 01:09 AM	#8
eddie The [R-MOD]s' Poodle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worcester, England Posts: 4,299	Car < Big tank.
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08-05-2007, 01:25 AM	#10
Guerra norte Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,685	Chobham armor is a lot more.. In any case, if you want an accurate answer, the info you're looking for is most likely classified.
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08-05-2007, 12:07 AM	#2
~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,971	what is a termite ? I googled but all i got was stuff on the bugs. a new slang for an EFP ?

08-05-2007, 12:09 AM	#3
~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 126	i might have misspelled it but it's this stuff that burns at very high temperature and burns clean through almost anything

08-05-2007, 12:13 AM	#4
~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,971	Thermite....lol ... i should have got that. I don't know because Abrams armor isn't all steel and thermite supposedly doesn't work well on vertical surfaces. If you put a thermite grenade on the tracks or over the engine then maybe.

08-05-2007, 01:07 AM	#7
~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 126	but still a small pot of thermite can go strait through a cars engine block like nothing.

08-05-2007, 01:18 AM	#9
~~ExOps_Mercenary~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 126	i'm saying it doesn't take much to do a lot of damage also a engine blosk is a look of steel it has to go through

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