If I say tank = 130 dB, most people are content.
Laymen think that a specific decibel value belongs to a noise
source. Like helicopter = 100 dB, jackhammer = 110 dB, rock band
120 dB. That is not correct.
Alway is forgotten that the distance from the sound source to
the measuring point plays an important role. Sound level decreases
by (−)6 dB per doubling of distance from the source. Without any
distance a dB value is really nonsense.