The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II –era tank gun developed by the U.S United States Ordnance Department in 1942 to supplement the 75 mm gun on the basic Medium tank …

Jan 29, 2020 · The old M62 shell use to only Penetrate about 120-128mm of armor at 10 meters and the M79 use to Pen around 140-150mm of armor Then the Pen update came and the M62 …

Jun 24, 2024 · The M62A1 APC projectile exists of a steel, nose hardened body with an ogive shaped hole drilled in the base, threaded to receive the B.D. (Base Detonating) fuze M66A1. …

The M62 shell is unlocked as a tier II modification, and is the primary shell players will want to use. It has decent penetration for its rank, punching through 149 mm at 90° at point blank …

Dec 10, 2019 · Now the real confusion, the 3" projo ( M62) was loaded into two different style cases. The M26 straight case as Persian Gulf's example and the type in my collection. Both …

Comparison between 75 mm and 76 mm shells. 75 mm fires its M61 APCBC round at 618 m/s, whereas the 76 mm fires the M62 APCBC at 792 m/s, giving it the massive kinetic upgrade …

The M72 was replaced by the 6.63 kg (14.62 lb) M61 armor-piercing ballistic capped high explosive with tracer (APCBC-HE-T) shell. The blunt armor-piercing cap, made of a softer …

It penetrates more armour, but the post penetration damage isn't as good. I'd carry mostly aphe, and a few heat shells reserved for tougher enemies.

Full scale tests of the 3" M62 shell give the peak protection is about 320 BHN. But the difference isn't so great or definite as the small scale test. The Effect of Plate Tensile Strength on the …

Aug 29, 2022 · The 14.9 lbs (8.76 kg) M62 shell, fired from the gun at a velocity of 2600 fps (792.5 m/s) penetrated 112 mm of armour at 20 degrees at 500 yards (457 m), or 99 from …