JunoReactor Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 As far as I understand, both of these are saboted subcaliber rounds. Given the above assumption is correct, the question that has been nagging me lately is whether or not PzGr40 has a tungsten core. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amedeo Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 Yes it had. Consider however that it's not correct to speak of 'tungsten rounds' vs. PzGr.40 ones since 'tungsten' is a generic CM term (that BTW includes also the PzGr.40). One should actually use terms like HVAP, APDS, APCR (that in their German incarnation were named PzGr.40 and in their Soviet one had the usual BR-xxx designation with often the suffix 'P' (for 'podkalibernii' IIRC) at the end. Amedeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtaskagain Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 Actually Pzgr 40 doesn't discard the sabot. It stays on during flight so its not quite as effective as the Allied discarding kind, because of the increased wind resistence slowing the velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lakowski Posted May 3, 2001 Share Posted May 3, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by panzerwerfer42: Actually Pzgr 40 doesn't discard the sabot. It stays on during flight so its not quite as effective as the Allied discarding kind, because of the increased wind resistence slowing the velocity.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Only the British APDS 'discarded the Sabot', the rest stayed with the round as already pointed out. The Germans encased theres in steel while the American encased theres in Aluminum. The Russians encased theres in steel also but in some case the tungsten only amounted to a on a small slug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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