rexford Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 The Mycenius site has a British armament ammo allocation breakdown, the 75mm APCBC details are interesting: 75mm APCBC M61-HE filled 75mm APCBC M61-Inert filled An assorted mix of the two types of 75mm M61 ammo is to be carried adding up to about 35% of total load. No M72 solid shot 75mm ammo is identified as being used. This page suggests that British used a combination of 75mm APCBC rounds, HE and inert filled. Since this ammo breakdown 17 pounder APDS and 77mm projectiles, it would be very late war. The ammo breakdowns for 76mm M62 projectiles used in U.S. gun are identified as inert filled, with no HE filled rounds. 75mm HE is Super version fired at 1980 fps, while normal 75mm HE (fired at 1515 fps) is not carried. Mycenius address is http:/members.nbci.com/_XMCM/mycenius/weapons/armour3.html [ 08-31-2001: Message edited by: rexford ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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