Key insights

• 🇩🇪 Tank gun suppressor near Meppen, Germany, is a large weapon testing site in Europe.
• 🛠️ WTD 91 covers 19,200 hectares and causes noise disturbances up to 80 decibels for nearby citizens.
• 🔊 Collaboration between a German institute and an arms manufacturer led to the development of a gun muffler for reducing noise levels.
• 🥁 Institute experts developed a large muffler drum with v-shaped barriers, reducing noise from tank firing from 80 to 60 decibels.
• 🏙️ The tank gun muffler was successfully used in urban areas and a modified version was made for self-propelled howitzers.
• 🔇 Experimental silencers for the 105mm gun of the M60 tank were designed but never put into service, making the German gun muffler the only one of its kind.

Q&A

• What experimental silencers for the 105mm gun of the M60 tank were discussed in the video, and why were they never put into service?

  The video discusses experimental silencers for the 105mm gun of the M60 tank, including a large steel tube with water-filled plastic bags and a hollow container filled with liquid foam, both designed to reduce blast noise. However, none of these designs were put into service, and the German gun muffler remains the only one of its kind.

• How was the tank gun muffler utilized, and was it the first of its kind?

  The tank gun muffler was successfully used in urban areas, and a modified version was developed for self-propelled howitzers. It was not the first of its kind and was designed in the late 1960s.

• What solution was found for reducing noise from tank firing, and why couldn't it be directly mounted on the tank's gun barrel?

  Institute experts found a solution by developing a large muffler drum with v-shaped barriers, which successfully reduced noise from 80 to 60 decibels at a distance of one mile. However, it was too heavy and cumbersome to mount directly on the tank's gun barrel.

• How did the collaboration between the German institute and the arms manufacturer address the issue of noise at the testing site?

  Prolonged exposure to the loud noise of gun blasts at the test site led to stress and hearing loss among personnel. To mitigate this, a German institute collaborated with an arms manufacturer to develop a gun muffler designed to reduce noise levels. The muffler was originally created for the 120 millimeter gun of the leopard 2 tank.

• What is WTD 91?

  WTD 91 is a significant testing site covering 19,200 hectares and serving as the main testing facility for German tanks and howitzers. The noise from testing, reaching 80 decibels, has been causing disturbances for nearby citizens.

• Where is the Tank Gun Suppressor located?

  The Tank Gun Suppressor is located near the town of Meppen in Germany and is recognized as one of the largest weapon testing sites in Europe.

• What is Armored Warfare?

  Armored Warfare is a free-to-play tank warfare action game that allows players to engage in realistic and intense tank battles in various combat scenarios.

• 00:00 🎮 Armored Warfare is a free-to-play tank warfare game. Tank gun suppressor in Germany is one of the largest weapon testing sites in Europe.
• 00:46 The WTD 91 is a large testing site for tanks and howitzers in Germany, causing noise disturbances for nearby citizens.
• 01:27 The prolonged exposure to loud noise at a test site led to stress and hearing loss among personnel. To address this, a German institute collaborated with an arms manufacturer to develop a gun muffler for reducing noise levels.
• 02:16 A solution for reducing noise from tank firing was found through a muffler drum with v-shaped barriers, reducing noise from 80 to 60 decibels, but it was too heavy to mount directly on the tank's gun barrel.
• 03:01 The tank gun muffler was successfully used in urban areas, a modified version was made for self-propelled howitzers, and it was not the first of its kind.
• 03:50 The video discusses experimental silencers for the 105mm gun of the M60 tank, including a large steel tube with water-filled plastic bags and a hollow container filled with liquid foam, both designed to reduce blast noise. However, these designs were never put into service, and the German gun muffler remains the only one of its kind.