Armour Penetration

Most of this data is from various tanknet posts. Any data marked * comes from Janes Ammunition Handbook 2002-2003.  I’d also like to extend my thanks to Gavin Kratz who was a big help sorting out the Russian rounds. The red figures are the penetration figures for the FFT game.

7.62mm SVD Sniper Rifle: 10mm@200m -1

12.7mm AP 0.5”(1.25cm)@0°@500m 0

12.7mm M82A1 AMR SLAP: 19mm@1.5km 1

12.7mm NM140 AP 11mm@30deg@1.5km 0

20mm MK20 DM43A1 AP 32mm@1km@0° 1

20mm MK20 DM63 APDS 40mm@1km@0° 1

20mm Rh-202 AP 1”(2.5cm)@0°@1km 1

25mm M791 APDS 60mm@0deg@1km 2

25mm M919 APFSDS 75mm@0deg@1km 3

30mm Czech APFSDS 45mm@60@1000m, 38mm@60@2000m 4

30mm KD APDS 40mm@30deg@1km 2

30mm RADEN APHE 2”(5cm)@0°@1km 2

35mm APDS 90mm@0deg@1km 3

35mm Type 87 Auto GL – HEAT? 80mm 2

37mm BR-167 AP (M1939) 37mm/30°/500m or 28mm/30°/1500m 1

40mm Bofors APFSDS 135mm@0deg@1km 5

57mm BR-271 AP 106mm@500m, 96mm@1000m 4

57mm BR-271P HVAP 145mm@500m, 72@2000m 5

57mm BR-? HEAT 110mm 2

57mm M307 HEAT (RCL) 76mm* 1

60mm IMI APFSDS 120mm@0°@2km* 7

60mm CC HEAT (AML) 200mm 4

73mm PG-15 HEAT 300mm* 6

73mm PG-15N HEAT 400mm* 8

73mm PG-15VNT HEAT 550mm* (Tandem) 11

75mm French HEAT 170mm 3

75mm POT-51A (Is M50) 110mm@0deg@1km 4

75mm POT-51P (AMX-13) 170mm@0deg@1km* 5

76mm BK-350M HEAT – 240mm 5

76mm BM-354P HVAP – 127mm@0m, 50mm@1km 3

76mm GT4 APFSDS (S.Af) 305mm no range given* 7

76mm L? HESH 90mm@60°* 4

76mm M? HEAT 220mm 4

76mm M? HVAP 140mm@? 5

76mm M48 HEAT (Yu) - 120mm (For 76mm M48B1 mountain gun) 2

76mm M74 HEAT (Yu) - 240mm (There is version for both PT-76, M18 and Sherman) 5

76mm M331A1 HVAP – 70mm@0deg@1km* 3

76mm M464 APFSDS (Demark 1986, Taiwan) – 25cm@0deg@1km (150mm@60deg@1km*) 7

76mm M500 APFSDS (not yet in service) - 150mm@60deg@1.5km* 8

84mm 20pdr APDS 188mm@914m 6

84mm M136/AT-4 – 420mm 8

85mm BK-2M HEAT (1969) 300mm* 6

85mm BK-7/7M HEAT 300mm 6

85mm BR-365K AP 94mm@970m@0deg* 4

85mm BR-365P/PK HVAP 130mm@1km* 5

85mm BR-376P/PZ HEAT 180mm* 4

85mm HEAT-FS (PRC) 100mm@65deg* = 230mm@0° 5

85mm Type 367 APHE 120mm@1km 4

90mm – HEAT (Ikv-91) – 380mm - 8

90mm 3A-HEAT-T (Ikv-91 late 80’s) 500mm* - 10

90mm Eniquimica APFSDS (Brazil 1988 – EE-9) 150mm@60deg@1.1km* 8

90mm HEAT (M-41C) 300mm 6

90mm HVAP (M-41C) 180mm 6

90mm K241 APFSDS (S.Korea) 152mm@1km* (Gavin says probably at 60°) 8

90mm M-74 HEAT (Yu) – 150mm@60deg* (For M36/47/48) 6

90mm M82 AP – 130mm@450m* 4 (Apparently HVAP not issued due to barrel wear)

90mm M304 HVAP – c200mm@500yds 5

90mm M318 AP - ?

90mm M332 HVAP - ?

90mm M348 HEAT – 190mm @ 0° (Yugoslav manual) 4

90mm M371A1 HEAT (90mm M67 RCL) - ?

90mm M431 HEAT (1965) – 30cm (Yugoslav manual – some obliquity problems) 6

90mm M431A1 HEAT  – 32cm (Yugoslav manual – obliquity problems cured) 6

90mm MECAR M620A1 HEAT (EE-9) 300mm* 6

90mm MECAR M652A1 APFSDS 100mm@60deg@1.5Km* 6

90mm MECAR M690A2 APFSDS (Quatar & Saudi 8x8 Piranha, Kuwaiti Pandur) 150mm@60deg@2km*, 130mm@60deg@3km* 8

90mm MECAR M691A2 HESH (Quatar & Saudi 8x8 Piranha, Kuwaiti Pandur) - ?

90mm OCC F1 HEAT (AML-90, X-1A1) 320mm* 6

90mm OCC F2 HEAT (AMX-13/90, ERC-90, VBC-90) 320mm* 6

90mm OFL 90F1 APFSDS (AMX-13/90) 150@60deg@1.5km* 8

90mm OFL 90F1 APFSDS (ERC-90) 15cm@60deg@1km, 120mm@60deg@2km 8

90mm PaK-57 HEAT (Swiss) – 250mm - 5

100mm BK-3 HEAT (T-12) – 350mm 7

100mm BK-354M (40’s) - 280mm  6

100mm BK-5M (D-10T original in 1955, used by China, Yugo 1964) HEAT 380mm*  8

100mm BK-8 HEAT (T-12) – 400mm* 8

100mm BK-16 HEAT (T-12) – 400mm 8

100mm BK-17 HEAT (D-10T) – 380mm 8

100mm BM-1 APFSDS (T-12 1960) - ?

100mm BM-2/24 APFSDS (T-12 1960) – 225mm@0deg@1km* 7

100mm BM-8 APDS 264mm@1km – (1968, used by china – possibly) 7

100mm BM-20 APFSDS (1978) - 30cm@0m 8

100mm BM-25 (c1983) APFSDS - ?

100mm BM-412Sg/M309 APFSDS (Romania/Israel) 445mm@1km* 11

100mm BR-412 APC 135mm@1km 5

100mm BR-412B APC (mid-late 50’s) 167mm@1km@0°, 147@2km@0° (Yugoslav tests suggest the penetration is similar to the “basic” BR-412 above) 5

100mm BR-412D APC 192mm@1km@0°, 171@2km@0° (may be overestimate) 6

100mm BR-412P HVAP (before ’64) designation is unconfirmed “M48 Turret Front at 1km” = 110mm@40deg@1km = 144mm@0deg@1km – seems too low unless figs above are overestimates

100mm Iranian HEAT based on M456 - 9

100mm M65 APBC = BR-412B: 5

100mm M69 HEAT - based on BM-5M - 385m: 8

100mm M71 HESH - based on 105mm howitzer HESH design: ?

100mm M-98 (Yugo) 150mm@60deg@2000m  8

100mm MECAR M1000A1 (“1 ASEAN & 1 south Asia customer”) – 380mm@0deg@1km*, 150mm@60deg@3km* 9

100mm PrSv HEAT (Czech) – 335mm@0° 7

100mm PSv APC (Czech) – 188mm@1km@0°, 160mm@1km@0° 6

100mm Type 69 Smooth Bore APFSDS – 200mm@1km - 6

100mm Type 73 APFSDS 150mm@65deg@2.4km* 9

100mm Type 73 HEAT 380mm 8

100mm Type 86 APFSDS 150mm@65deg@2km* 9

105mm 105-I (PRC) 300mm@2km 8

105mm 105-II (PRC) 400mm@2km 10

105mm C-437 (Spain c1986) derived from M-111, higher MV, longer rod - 10?

105mm C76 (Canada) = FP105 = tungsten M774 – 150mm@60deg@4km - 9

105mm CH-105-Mz (Spain) – “Similar to M456A1” - 9

105mm DM12 HEAT - ?

105mm DM23 (=M111) APFSDS (ordered 1979) 36-40cm@1km, 35-38@2km 9

105mm DM23A1 (Germany & Dutch (later Greek) Leo-1V) APFSDS 37cm@1km 9

105mm DM33 APFSDS (Germany 84 at latest & Italy. Chile) 45-47cm@2km 11

105mm DM43 - ?

105mm DM63 (= Israeli M-426, Germany “early” 90’s, Italy, Canada (DM63C) c2000, probably Chile c2000) 40-45cm@2km 11

105mm HAPP (India 1990) APFSDS – 150mm@60deg@1.3km* 8

105mm IOF (India) APDS – 120mm@60deg@915m* 7

105mm K270 APFSDS (S.Korea) – (Janes: 152mm@3km seems very low, Gavin adds it’s probably at 60deg) - 8

105mm K273 APFSDS - ?

105mm KM456A1 - 9

105mm L22 APDS – similar to L28 but deals badly with oblique armour 6

105mm L28 (Centurion – mid 50’s, L36 is US version) 24cm@1km 7

105mm L35 HESH 150mm@60° (or better?) 6?

105mm L52 APDS (c1973 (Norway until mid 90’s)) 280mm@1km* 254mm@1.5km 8

105mm L64 APFSDS (Pakistan uses A4 version, possibly Thailand) 30cm@4km* 9

105mm M27 RCL HEAT 320mm 6

105mm M-152/3 HEAT (Israel) “Better than M456”* 10?

105mm M-111 APFSDS (Israel 1978 Germany 1979) 36cm@2km (Janes give 30cm@2km) 9

105mm M393 HEP - ?

105mm M392 APDS (1961 Americanised L36) 24cm@1km 7

105mm M392 APDS as A2/3 but accuracy some obliquity problems?

105mm M392A1 APDS accuracy problems solved, obliquity problems continue

105mm M392A2/3 (early 70’s – some M60 in Germany has basic round ‘till 1980) APDS 24cm@2km 8

105mm M-426 APFSDS (Israel) 48cm@1km, 45cm@2km 11

105mm M456 HEAT (Spain, USA and probably most M-60 users) 432mm* 9

105mm M-65 RCL HEAT (Yugo) – 330mm - 7

105mm M728 APDS  (=L52 1974, Japan 1984) - 8

105mm M735 (1978 but hadn’t replaced all APDS by 83) 37cm@1km* 9

105mm M774 (1982) 38cm@1km (another source 44cm@1km) 10

105mm M833 (1985) 48-49cm@1km 12

105mm M900 (1990 US, possibly Thailand) 52cm@2km 13

105mm NP105A2 (Austria) 47cm@2km 11

105mm OCC105F1 HEAT (France, Spain and probably all AMX-30 users) 400mm 8

105mm OCC105F3 HEAT (AMX-10RC) 100mm@70°* = 292mm (probably too low?) 8?

105mm OFL105E2 APFSDS-DU 54cm@2km 13

105mm OFL105F1 (1981) (G2 has 20% more penetration) 10

105mm OFL105F3 APFSDS (AMX-10RC) 150mm@60deg@1km* 8

105mm OFL105G2 APFSDS (c1983) 52cm@2km 12

105mm OFL105G1A APFSDS (AMX-13/105 & Kurassier) 150mm@60deg@1km* 8

105mm S-Tank +500m over standard 105mm with APDS, longer with APFSDS

105mm Type-99 Amphibious Tank APFSDS 44cm@2km 11

105mm Type-83 (Chinese) APFSDS 150mm@65deg@1km = 35cm 9

105mm Type-83 (Chinese) HESH 12cm@60° = 24cm (seems too low)

105mm Type-86 (Chinese – Type 83A long gun) APFSDS 48cm@2km 12

105mm Type-93 (Chinese – Type 83A long gun) APFSDS 54cm@2km 13

105mm Type-95 (Chinese – Type 83A long gun) APFSDS 60cm@2km 14

115mm BD36-2 (Egypt c.83) – 52cm@1km* 12

115mm BK-4/4M (T-62) HEAT 432/440mm 9

115mm BK-8/8M (T-64) HEAT – 432/440mm? 9

115mm BK-15M HEAT - ?

115mm BM-3 APFSDS (1961?) - ?

115mm BM-4 APFSDS (1961?) - ?

115mm BM-5 APFSDS (1967) - ?

115mm BM-6 APFSDS 24cm@2km 7,

115mm BM-21 APFSDS (Early 70’s) 33cm@2km 9

115mm BM-28 DU (Early 80’s) - ?

120mm BK-19 HEAT (2S9/21)  60cm 12

120mm 120-II (PRC) 600mm@2km 14

120mm Chinese (1984) 45cm@2km 11

120mm DM12 HEAT (Germany, Italy, Spain and probably all Leo 2 users) 70cm 14 (60cm?) 12(45cm?) 9

120mm DM13 APFSDS 38cm@2km 10

120mm DM23 APFSDS (80’s, Spain)?

120mm DM33 (Germany, Italy, Japan, NL, Spain, Switzerland) 60cm @1km, 55cm@2km +/- 8cm 13

120mm DM43 (1996) 65cm@2km (Janes 56cm@2km) 15

120mm DM53 (L55 gun Switzerland 1999, Germany 2001) – 81cm@2km (Chinese estimate 90cm) 17

120mm K276 APFSDS (S.Korea) – 70cm@1km - 16

120mm K277 HEAT – 70cm - 14

120mm KE-W (Egypt) 60cm* 14

120mm KE-A1 (Egypt 2001) 66cm* 15

120mm Indian APFSDS 56cm@1km +/- 9cm 13

120mm L11A5 APDS 14”(35.5cm)@0°@1km*, 12”(30.5cm)@0°@2km 9

120mm L23 APFSDS (1983/4) 45cm@2km 11

120mm L23 Jericho 1 (1991)  - L23 with increased charge

120mm XL26E1 Jericho 2 (1991) – L26 with reduced charge

120mm L26 APFSDS (1994 – Challenger II) 58cm 14

120mm L27 APFSDS (1997 – Challenger II) – 70-80cm@”combat range” - 17

120mm M-325 (Israel, Italy 2001) HEAT - ?

120mm M358 APBC (M103) 221mm@30deg@1km 7

120mm M469 HEAT (M103) 15”@0deg  8

120mm M827 (1986) 45cm@1km 11

120mm M829 (1988) 54cm@2km* 13 (other source gives 59cm@2km)

120mm M829A1 (1991) 68cm@1km OR 61cm@2km 15

120mm M829A2 78cm@1km OR 75cm@3km 17

120mm M829A3 93cm@1km (Chinese estimate 81cm) 21

120mm OECC HEAT - ?

120mm OF120E1 APFSDS-DU 800mm@2km 18

120mm OF120F1 APFSDS 560mm@2km* 13

120mm OF120F2 (1996) APFSDS 640mm@2km* 15

120mm OF120G1 (AMX-40) APFSDS 600mm@2km 14

120mm PROCIPAC better than DM53

120mm Shot APDS/T (Conqueror) 300mm@914m 8

122mm APBC D-25TS Gun 145mm@1km 5

122mm APBC M-62TS Gun 225mm@1km 6

122mm BK-6M HEAT D-30/32 Gun 46cm 9

122mm BK-10 HEAT D-30/32 Gun - ?

122mm BK-9 (?) HEAT (T-10/10M) – 400mm 8

122mm BK-13 HEAT D-30/32 Gun – 40cm 8

122mm BM-11 APDS (1968) D-25TS 300mm@1km 8

122mm BM-11 APDS (1968) M-62TS 370mm@1km 9

122mm BP-460A HEAT (WW2) 100mm 2

122mm BP-463 HEAT M-30/D-30 Gun 200mm 4

125mm BK-12/12M (1962) HEAT 42 cm 8

125mm BK-14 (1968) HEAT 45cm 9

125mm BK-18 (1975) HEAT 50cm 10

125mm BK-18M & BK-21 (1978) HEAT 55cm 11

125mm BK-21B (1982) HEAT 52cm 10

125mm BK-25 HEAT - ?

125mm BK-29 (1988) Tandem HEAT 65cm 13

125mm BK-29M Tandem HEAT - ?

125mm BK-31 Tanden HEAT (under development 2003) – 80cm 16

125mm BM-9 (1964) APFSDS 29cm@0km 8

125mm BM-12 (1968) APFSDS 40cm@0km 10

125mm BM-15 (1968) APFSDS 42cm@0km 10

125mm BM-17 (1970 – export) APFSDS 31cm@0km 8

125mm BM-22 (1976) APFSDS 47cm@0km 11

125mm BM-26 (1983) APFSDS 49cm@0km 12

125mm BM-29 (1982) APFSDS-DU 50cm@0km 12

125mm BM-32 APFSDS-DU (1984) 56cm@0km 13

125mm BM-42 APFSDS (1986) 52cm@0km 12

125mm BM-42M APFSDS (1998) 60-65cm@0km 15

125mm Chinese 1st Gen Tungsten APFSDS (1997 – Pakistan) 60-65cm@2km 11

125mm Chinese 2nd Gen DU APFSDS (1999 Type 96, 2003 Pakistan) 76cm@2km 17

125mm Chinese 3rd Gen Tungsten APFSDS (c2000 Type 98) 850mm@2km (Chinese figures probably at 0km not 2km) 17?

125mm Chinese 3rd Gen DU APFSDS (c2000 Type 98) 82-85cm@2km (Chinese figures give 96cm@2km)18

125mm Indian APFSDS 53cm@1km +/- 7cm 13

125mm Niaza DU APFSDS (PRC & Pakistan c2000) 55cm@2km 13

125mm PRONIT 55cm@1km =/- 8cm 13

125mm PRONIT (Improved Tip) 64cm@1km =/-10cm 15

125mm Synthesia APFSDS (Czech) 50cm@2Km 12

125mm TAPNA APFSDS (Slovak) 55cm@2km 13

130mm BR-482B APC 23cm@1km@0° 5

130mm M62 HEAT (Yugo) 35cm 7

152mm BP-540 HEAT - ?

152mm BR-540 AP – 124mm 4

152mm M409 HEAT – 7”@60 ° = 35.5cm 7

155mm T180 HEAT 353mm@30°  7

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