5-inch/50 Mk.5 (127 mm)/Ammunition
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Shell parameter names are: 5-inch Mk.15 common, 5-inch APC
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| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 1,000 m | 2,500 m | 5,000 m | 7,500 m | 10,000 m | 15,000 m | ||
| 5-inch Mk.15 common | Common | 108 | 92 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| 5-inch APC | APC | 179 | 152 | 116 | 89 | 69 | 49 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| 5-inch Mk.15 common | Common | 914 | 22.68 | 0.005 | 6 | 780 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| 5-inch APC | APC | 914 | 22.68 | 0.015 | 5 | 770 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
