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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:
- 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
- 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
- World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics, Gordon L Rottman, 2005
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Armour In Profile #3 M.4 A3 E8 Sherman, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, ?
- Allied Artillery of World War Two, Ian V. Hogg, 1998
- Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
