17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
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17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating a Tiger tanks Armo
the shell is in a decent condition. Shouldnt the HE filler blow up when penetrating the armor? And do you know if it is sabot or normal APCR round? And the distant maybe?:P
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating a Tiger tanks Armo
It's can't be a Sabot round, as they are just needle's.
The only British rounds with the HE filling were ABCBC-HE, and that is missing the Ballistic cap, and the Armour piecing cap, no sign of there ever being one, so it's assume it's a solid shot.
The only British rounds with the HE filling were ABCBC-HE, and that is missing the Ballistic cap, and the Armour piecing cap, no sign of there ever being one, so it's assume it's a solid shot.
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating a Tiger tanks Armo
I meant APCBC, not APCR. sorry for my mistake. Standard 17 pounder round was APCBC. The Sabot was more powerfull but with very bad accuracy.
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating a Tiger tanks Armo
Apparently is this is a test armour plate, so not a tiger armour piece.
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
OOPS! My bad, that must have come to light later on, have replaced the title!
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
17pdr APC ammo (N°5 on the picture)
76mm HVAP (1), HE (2), APC (3). 17pr SVDS (4), APC (5), HE (6), APCBC (7), 90mm HVAP (8), HE (9), APC (10).
76mm HVAP (1), HE (2), APC (3). 17pr SVDS (4), APC (5), HE (6), APCBC (7), 90mm HVAP (8), HE (9), APC (10).
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
what is SVDS?
and number 5 is normal APC? The main used rounds for 17 pounders are actually APCBC (standard round) and SABOT.
and number 5 is normal APC? The main used rounds for 17 pounders are actually APCBC (standard round) and SABOT.
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Re: 17 pounder shell (almost) penetrating test plate armour
SVDS ( super velocity discarding sabot) was the old name of the current APDS (sabot) and yes the N0 5 is the 17pdr APC actually showed on the op picture, the APCBC shell is the N0 7 on my pic.