Mechanical loaders take up less volume inside a tank than a human being, meaning tanks can be made smaller. All other tanks, including the new Russian T-14 Armata tank, have mechanical loaders. The American M1 Abrams tank is one of the last tanks to have a human main gun loader. Out of sight, the gunner fires the gun and the breech block slides backward-straight toward the camera-ejecting the casing. The tank commander, to his right, gives the order to fire. In the video, the tank loader picks up a blue-labeled M831A1 TP-T, or Target Practice Tracer round, loads it into the breech, and closes the breech. Ever wondered what it looks like inside an Abrams tank when the main gun is fired? A GoPro video from the perspective of the tank's loader shows the action in the cramped space of the turret.
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