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This table shows data on the guns carried by the AFV, with theoretical penetration. Note that most of the Soviet guns used APDS (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot) to increase muzzle velocity. The 122mm used a HEAT round - hence the low muzzle velocity; this low mv would also have made the round far less accurate.

Soviet Guns

Gun Penetration - 30� Armour
Bore/Type Calibre M/v (m/s) 100m 500m 1,000m Ammo
20mm TNSh L/107 815
76.2mm ZiS-3 L/30.5 612 62 56
45mm M38 L/46 1,070 80 50 APDS
76.2mm F-34 L/42.5 965 92 60 APDS
76.2mm ZiS-5 L/42.5 As 76.2mm F-34
152mm ML-20s L/28.8 600 124 124
85mm F-39 L/54.6 1,200 138 100 APDS
122mm M-30s L/22.7 335 200 200 HEAT
British 6pdr (57mm) L/40
US 75mm M2
Notes:
APDS - Armour Piercing, Discarding Sabot
HEAT - High Explosive Anti Tank (very inaccurate in this case !)
© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 16/11/99 11:25:54 PM GMT