Bangladesh: Two Soldiers Killed in Tank Firing Accident in Chattogram

[Arthur]

Type 69IIG on the way to Pilkhana on DHK-Savar Highway in 2009.

On the outskirts of Pilkhana in 2009

 

[Arthur]

But we don't know if it a Pak or Chinese ammo. Form new batches procured few years ago or the old ones now being spent for training.

Well if good supply chain practices are the sequence of issuance of ordance would be on a FIFO (First in First Out) basis.

Meaning older ordnances will be issued first for the field training.

Though I suspect a second or third round may also be present inside the Tank ignited by the first explosion. (That's a probability if this was a training involving quick successive firing by the crew)

 

[KingQamaR]

It hasn't been established what the cause of the explosion was but we have had social media activists blaming Indian ammo or Pakistani ammo but people will speculate. The matter is under investigation but the report is unlikley to see the light of day as it might offend someone.

None-sense finger pointing about Pakistani ammunition to be blamed here..

It is not ammonium fault. The gun breech failed to lock properly.

Truth is, this junk tank is from 1957 over 70 years ago. And yes you’ve had it heavily modernised version your Military said, yet I have never seen Russian tanks exploded by itself before.
Or are you now going to blame it was a Chinese copy

 

[Afif]

None-sense finger pointing about Pakistani ammunition to be blamed here..

It is not ammonium fault. The gun breech failed to lock properly.

Truth is, this junk tank is from 1957 over 70 years ago. And yes you’ve had it heavily modernised version your Military said, yet I have never seen Russian tanks exploded by itself before.
Or are you now going to blame it was a Chinese copy

So you are the expert here? I think not.

It is likely an ammo failure. Whether Pakistani or not.

Seems like the probable cause was 'back flash", wherein when a shell is fired, some of the heat energy (in the form of a bright hot flash) escapes back through the breech.....it normally burns soldiers inside the turret and cooks off any ammo stored there.....such incidents are common not due to old vintage of ammo, but mainly due to improperly-made ammo casings and shell base (manufacturer fault).

 

[KingQamaR]

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Type 69IIG on the way to Pilkhana on DHK-Savar Highway in 2009.
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On the outskirts of Pilkhana in 2009
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These tanks should be in a museum they have no place to be on a modern battlefield!

 

[KingQamaR]

So you are the expert here? I think not.

It is likely an ammo failure. Whether Pakistani or not.

This is why you need to clean the barrel every time and every day.

 

[KingQamaR]

Thats why you do a breech check before firing.

 

[KingQamaR]

Why does everything on this platform turn in to petty arguments