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United States' 76 mm Gun Penetration tables

Weapon Type of
Ammunition
Weight
(lb)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Range (yards) ° Thickness (mm) of armor penetrated
Yards Meters
  HE Smoke Shot 100 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 100 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
76 mm M12,5, M1A12, M1A1C2, M1A22 M62 APC-T
APC M625
  2,6005 16,1005             4"5         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   2,6002         30                 882      
HVAP2   3,4002         30               158 1332, 134 117 99  
76 mm M1A17, 76 mm M1A27, L/557 APCBC7 15.447 2,6007   14,2007 2,0007 3,5007 307   947 897 817 767              
HVAP7 9.47 3,4007         307   1587 1347 1177 997              
76 mm T36 APC6 15.46 2,6006         06     1006                  
HVAP6                   1856                  

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
  5. Armour In Profile #3 M.4 A3 E8 Sherman, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, ?
  6. Allied Artillery of World War Two, Ian V. Hogg, 1998
  7. Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
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