and how would you deal with a fast tank with melee weapons, a proton laser isnt much for ap, and the thermonuclear shells, as i said, would blow up your own tanks
it has less, its like comparing c-4 to a shaped charge, the one designed for AP will ALWAYS get further thought, especcially due to energy lost in the explosion exploding in other directions, whereas a exxplosing in a single direction will be more effective, and is much,much more efficiant, as it would use just metal
Radiation is not an issue, nor is collateral damage. A 1 kiloton nuclear warhead has the power of 1000 tons of tnt. There is no possible way it has less AP potential than a APDS shell of simmilar caliber.
this one uses proton lasers. it goes faster and doesn't experience drag. the nuclear shell does damage to a wader area, and has more power than a ke penetrator. it also moves faster given some of the feats stated
nuclear isnt good, not only cause of the radiation, it also can cause collateral damage, a kinetic energy round is more precise, and is better at AP, the whole point of the cannon is to get through thick armour
Btw, both APDS and APFSDS count as Sabot shells. The FS just means fin stabilized.
Why the hell would I use APFSDS when I can use thermonuclear warheads?
why do none of yor tanks use sabot rounds