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LuseKofte

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The clash of the titans and not that much of a titan
« on: December 25, 2014, 07:25:28 AM »
Tiger VS Sherman Firefly at Bovington tank museum in the UK.


I thought the armor piercing shells was arrow look alike

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Re: The clash of the titans and not that much of a titan
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2014, 07:42:36 AM »
GERMAN WW2 TANK GUN AMMUNITION



37x249R (3,7 cm Pak / Kwk AP)
50x289R (5 cm L/42 Kwk Pzgr 40)
50x420R (5cm L/60 Pak 38, Kwk)
75x243R (7,5 cm L/24)
75x495R (7,5 cm L/43 and L/48: later Pz IV),
75x640R (7,5cm Kwk 42 L/70: Panther tank)
88x571R (8,8 cm L/56: Tiger 1)
88x822R (8,8cm L/71: Tiger 2)

BRITISH WW2 TANK GUN AMMUNITION



47x376R (3 pdr Hotchkiss)
40x304R (2 pdr AP)
57x441 (6 pdr APDS)
75x350R (US/British 75mm HE)
76x583R (17 pdr APDS)
76x420R (77mm mm in Comet tank)
76x134R (3" Howitzer for close-support tanks)
95x206R (95mm Howitzer for close-support tanks)

source: http://milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Misc/Cartridge%20Collection/PHOTO%20GALLERY.html
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Re: The clash of the titans and not that much of a titan
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2014, 02:16:08 PM »
The Shell in VP's picture sure looks like a sabot round. I suppose there may have been more than one AP round available for the 17 pdr, as there was for the American 76 mm.
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