Weapon Type of
Ammunition		 Weight
(lb)		 Velocity
(ft/sec)		 ° Thickness (mm) of armor penetrated (range meters)
100 500 1000 1500 2000
.50 cal M2                  
M9 Bazooka M6A2 3.4 265            
M6A3 3.4 265            
37 mm M3A1   1.92   20     52.5    
AP3     903   363      
APC3     903   613      
    30   50      
APHE     30   30      
37 mm M5, M6 L/56 APC   2,545, 2,900 30   46, 48 42 37, 40 37
90     1.8"    
37 mm M3A1, M5, M6 APC M51B1, M51B2 3.48 2,900 20   2.4-2.1" 2.1-1.8"    
M2 Canister 3.49 2,500            
HE M63 3.13 2,600            
37 mm M62     2,545 ft/sec2 302   482      
37 mm M1A2 APC M59 3.19 2,050 20   1-1.9" 0.6"    
37 mm M9 APC M59 3.39 2,800 20   2.2-1.9" 1.3-1.2"    
APC M80 3.15 3,050 20   3.1-2.6" 2.2-2"    
37 mm M1A2 , M9 HE M54 2.68 2,600            
40 mm Bofors M1 AP M81A1 4.72 2,870 20   2.05-1.75" 1.65-1.4"    
57 mm M1   6.28   20     67.5    
APCHE     30     70    
AP     30     70    
AP M70 12.82 2,950 30   78 64 55 50
20   3.9-3.2" 2.9-2.4"    
APC M86 13.88 2,700 20   3.3-3.4" 2.9-3.1"    
57 mm M1A1, M1A23 AP3     203     733    
75 mm M21,2,4     1,800 ft/sec4
1,860 ft/sec2 		302   602      
AP1   1,860 30   601 53 46  
APC M61 14.96 1,926 20   2.6-3.1" 2.3-2.7"    
M89 Smoke 6.61 850            
APC     30   65 55 49  
75 mm M32,4 M61 APC 14.96 2,024 20   2.9-3.4" 2.6-3.1"    
    68 60    
30   70 59 55 40, 50
    2,3002,4 302   702      
M89 Smoke 6.61 860            
AP   2,300 30   76, 70 63 51  
APCBC     30   75.3 62, 68.5 48, 55 40
APCBC M61     30   100 93 82 77
3" M5 (76.2 mm)   15.43   20     96.3    
APHE     30     85    
APC M62     30   97 90 80 74
3" M7 AP M79 26.8 2,600 20   4.7-3.2" 3.9-2.8"    
76 mm M12, M1A12, M1A1C2, M1A22 M62 APC-T         98 90    
30   97 90 81, 80 76, 74
T-4 HVAP-T         150 132    
30       116  
APCBC     30   94, 104.2 89, 96.7 81, 80 76
APC2   2,600 ft/sec2 30     882    
HVAP2   3,400 ft/sec2 30   158 1332, 134 117 99
90 mm M32 APC2   2,800 ft/sec2 302     1202    
APCBC     30   126 120 114 105
APC M77   2,800 30   111 103, 120 93 96
APHE     30     110    
HVAP   3,350 ft/sec1,2 302   221 1952, 200 177 154

Sources:

  1. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  2. British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
  3. World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics, Gordon L Rottman, 2005
  4. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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