(Hypothetical) West Germany v. Mujahideen circa 2009 CE

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by iCaMpWiThAWP

btw IMP's post made me think, most tanks ammo is stored on the turret, so hull hits are less deadly?(for armor piercing)

The answer is something along the lines of "it depends". I will make some examples.

Leopard 2A4
1) 15 rounds in the turret bustle with blow off panels and armored doors separating them from the crew.
2) 27 rounds in the hull in thin walled racks, perhaps some protection but nothing special.

Leclerc
1) 22 rounds in the turret bustle with blow off panels and armored door separating them from the crew.
2) 18 rounds in the hull in thin walled racks, perhaps some protection but nothing special(if I am not mistaken).

Ariete
42 rounds, all in the hull in thin walled racks, perhaps some protection but nothing special.

And to show what I mean for "thin walled racks, perhaps some protection but nothing special"



Source http://www.ferreamole.it

In general the norm for western MBTs is that of leaving no vulnerable rounds in the turret; beyond this the degree of ammunition protection ranges between the Abrams (maximum) and the Ariete (minimum).