Tank ammunition - Revision history

U44982996: /* High-Explosive Rounds */ reworking on description to explain the overpressure damage

2024-10-08T23:27:10Z

‎High-Explosive Rounds: reworking on description to explain the overpressure damage

U44629479: Edits

2024-06-01T21:33:22Z

Edits

U28417522: Updated an old video

2024-06-01T19:54:23Z

Updated an old video

U44629479: Edits

2024-05-27T16:26:07Z

Edits

U44629479: /* HE-Filled Armour-Piercing Rounds */ Added SAP rounds

2024-03-18T16:58:31Z

‎HE-Filled Armour-Piercing Rounds: Added SAP rounds

U44629479: Edits

2024-01-14T13:55:30Z

Edits

U134631722: /* Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) */ Added details about ATGM guidance and tandem warhead

2023-12-25T10:23:11Z

‎Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM): Added details about ATGM guidance and tandem warhead

U134631722: /* Surface to Air Missile (SAM) */ Added details about SAM guidances.

2023-12-25T10:00:54Z

‎Surface to Air Missile (SAM): Added details about SAM guidances.

U44629479: /* High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose (HEAT MP) */

2023-12-24T17:17:43Z

‎High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose (HEAT MP)

U134631722: /* High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (HEATFS VT) / Added vehicles with access to M829A1 HEAT-MP to the HEAT-FS VT* section

2023-12-24T12:41:03Z

‎High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (HEATFS VT*): Added vehicles with access to M829A1 HEAT-MP to the HEAT-FS VT* section

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 === High-Explosive Rounds ===
-High-Explosive rounds are a simple shell packed full of a high-explosive material, primarily designed for anti-infantry and anti-emplacement applications. However, this translates surprisingly well when applied to light vehicles - significantly more so than armour-piercing rounds or in some cases even APHE rounds. Unfortunately, most HE-based rounds are relatively useless against well-armoured vehicles and force their user to target flaws in an enemy tank design.
+High-Explosive rounds are a simple shell packed full of a high-explosive material, primarily designed for anti-infantry and anti-emplacement applications. However, this translates surprisingly well when applied to light vehicles - significantly more so than armour-piercing rounds or in some cases even APHE rounds.
 ==== High-Explosive (HE) ====

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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|RFUi6MHXQuY|'''Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED''' - ''skDoger''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|RFUi6MHXQuY|'''Ammo Types Explained - RELOADED''' - ''skDoger''|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
 == See also ==

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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|ajeqij4_jwM|'''Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED''' - ''skDoger''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|RFUi6MHXQuY|'''Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED''' - ''skDoger''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
 == See also ==

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 ''SAMs are very effective at long distances against aircraft, particularly helicopters. They are often extremely high velocity and pack a large amount of HE filler for a powerful airburst effect. SAMs are available to specialised anti-air vehicles such as the [[ZPRK 2S6|2S6 Tunguska]] or the [[XM1069]], which, notably, has multi-purpose missiles that are also effective against armoured vehicles.''
-''There are many types of SAMs, namely Infrared Homing (IR) missiles on vehicles such as the one found on the [[Imp.Chaparral]], Infared homing and contrast-seeking on vehicles such as the one found on the [[Strela-10M2]] and SACLOS (or beam-riding SACLOS) missiles such as the one found on the [[XM1069]]. Additionally, IR guided missiles may feature IRCCM (Infrared Counter Countermeasure) which helps with defeating flares by filtering out flares from the target aircraft. IR missiles and contrast-seeking cannot be directly used on other ground vehicles as they require a target to be locked in order to fire. Most SACLOS SAMs pack less HE filler than an HE-ATGM and are only reliably effective against lightly armoured ground vehicles although with exceptions like the [[XM1069]] and [[ADATS (M113)]] which are designed to engage both air and ground targets.''
+''There are many types of SAMs, namely infrared homing (IR) missiles on vehicles such as the one found on the [[Imp.Chaparral]], infrared homing and contrast-seeking on vehicles such as the one found on the [[Strela-10M2]] and SACLOS (or beam-riding SACLOS) missiles such as the one found on the [[XM1069]]. Additionally, IR guided missiles may feature IRCCM (Infrared Counter Countermeasure) which helps with defeating flares by filtering out flares from the target aircraft. IR missiles and contrast-seeking cannot be directly used on other ground vehicles as they require a target to be locked in order to fire. Most SACLOS SAMs pack less HE filler than an HE-ATGM and are only reliably effective against lightly armoured ground vehicles although with exceptions like the [[XM1069]] and [[ADATS (M113)]] which are designed to engage both air and ground targets.''
 === Utility Rounds ===
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 [[File:Icon rnd smoke.png|left|frameless]] Smoke shells are not designed as a damaging shell, and largely consist of chemicals designed to create a smoke screen. The produced smoke has a limited lifetime.
 ''Smoke shells are available to various vehicles throughout most tech trees, however their effectiveness is somewhat limited compared to dedicated smoke launchers. The main advantage of smoke shells is that unlike ESS or hull-mounted smoke canisters, they can be launched anywhere the equipped vehicle can aim, allowing for strategic placement for pushes or flanking manoeuvres, or simply firing at an enemy vehicle to force them to move from their position.''
 == Media ==
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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|ajeqij4_jwM|'''Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED''' - ''skDoger''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power'''  - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds'''  - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells'''  - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|TQEq6hjxGdM|'''The Shooting Range #292''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:52 discusses playing HE wielders.|srKv5v9zoGA|'''The Shooting Range #216''' - ''Special'' section at 08:28 discusses Volumetric rounds.|CZqzMhbnvO4|'''Tank Shells Guide''' - War Thunder Official Channel|Qyr_aw3YTe8|'''The Shooting Range #2''' - ''Science of War'' section at 05:11 discusses HESH rounds.|6O3MBjdSsIk|'''Tank Shells Guide - War Thunder ammo types explained''' - ''HowToPlay1337''|ajeqij4_jwM|'''Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED''' - ''skDoger''|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|lK9Ck3P6AvM|'''Top 7 best rounds''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|fCc_B-wm0wA|'''Post-War Heat Shells''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}
 == See also ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:58, 18 March 2024
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	''APHECBC is found throughout the Soviet tech tree as a high-tier round, and on some Japanese, American and German vehicles. APHECBC should be used preferentially and interchangeably with a high-penetration round where available.''		''APHECBC is found throughout the Soviet tech tree as a high-tier round, and on some Japanese, American and German vehicles. APHECBC should be used preferentially and interchangeably with a high-penetration round where available.''
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		+	==== Semi Armour-Piercing, High-Explosive, Capped, Ballistic Capped (SAPHECBC) ====
		+	[[File:Icon SAP Shot.jpg\|left\|frameless]] Semi Armour-Piercing rounds are Armour-Piercing rounds made of a lower quality steel, which reduces their penetration power. This downside is usually compensated by the shell's increased high-explosive payload. SAPHECBC shells are known for their anti-material effect and are commonly found on large calibre naval guns.
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		+	''The SAPHECBC round is found on the KV-2 heavy tank, the SU-100Y, the CHi-Ha LG and the Ro-Go Exp.. It can be used like an APHE round.''
		+
		+	==== Semi Armour-Piercing, High-Explosive, Incendiary (SAPHEI) ====
		+	[[File:Icon SAP Shot.jpg\|left\|frameless]] Semi Armour-Piercing rounds are Armour-Piercing rounds made of a lower quality steel, which reduces their penetration power. This downside is usually compensated by the shell's increased high-explosive payload. SAPHEI shells are known for their anti-material effect and are commonly found on small gun calibres for ground vehicles like light tanks or SPAA vehicles.
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		+	''The SAPHEI round is found on Americans light tanks and on high-tier NATO SPAAs. It can be used like an APHE round.''

	==== Anti-Concrete (AC) ====		==== Anti-Concrete (AC) ====

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 ==== Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ====
 {{main|Anti-tank guided missiles}}
-[[File:Icon spr atgm.png|left|frameless]] ATGMs largely utilise the same concept as HEAT, however they integrate some form of propulsion and are usually guideable, either manually (MCLOS) such as the [[9M14]], wire-guided semi-automatically such as the [[BGM-71 TOW]], beam-riding semi-automatically such as the [[9M133]], laser-guided semi-automatically such as the [[QN201DD]] or fire and forget such as the [[QN502CDD]]. ATGMs usually pack a large amount of explosive and often have particularly powerful shaped charges. However, they require specialised equipment to fire and tend to be heavy, often resulting in long reload times, especially for hybrid vehicles.
+[[File:Icon spr atgm.png|left|frameless]] ATGMs largely utilise the same concept as HEAT, however they integrate some form of propulsion and are usually guideable, either manually (MCLOS) such as the [[9M14]], wire-guided semi-automatically such as the [[BGM-71 TOW]], beam-riding semi-automatically such as the [[9M133]], laser-guided semi-automatically such as the [[QN201DD]], or fire-and-forget such as the [[QN502CDD]]. ATGMs usually pack a large amount of explosive and often have particularly powerful shaped charges. However, they require specialised equipment to fire and tend to be heavy, often resulting in long reload times, especially for hybrid vehicles.
 ''ATGMs become available through Rank V, and are primarily carried by specialised ATGM carriers, although some tanks have ATGM-capable main cannons like the''[[2A46M-5 (125 mm)|2A46M-5]] on the [[T-72B3]] ''and some exceptional designs such as the [[Strv 81 (Rb.52)]] or the [[AMX-13 (HOT)]] that mount ATGMs on ancillary pylons. MCLOS ATGMs are manually controlled by tank movement keys in Ground Realistic Battles while they are semi-automatically guided by default in Ground Arcade Battles. MCLOS missiles cannot be fired on the move and is unaffected by IRCM in GRB. It will still be affected by IRCMs in Arcade battles. SACLOS ATGMs are controlled by the main gun sight and is much easier to aim compared to MCLOS missiles. Laser-guided and Beam riding missiles can be fired on the move and are unaffected by IRCM. Wired guided missiles cannot be fired on the move and Early WGMs will be affected by IRCM. Later wire-guided missiles such as the'' [[BGM-71D TOW-2]] are equipped with ECCMs and are unaffected by IRCM systems. Fire and forget missiles are currently only present on the [[QN506]] and allows for firing on the move and additionally guided by itself so the need to guide the missile to the target is gone.
-Some ATGMs may feature tandem warhead. These tandem warheads allows the missile to defeat Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) by having a smaller charge denotate first to trigger the ERA so that the main warhead will not be affected by ERA. This concept does not work with composite screens and NERA.
+Some ATGMs may feature tandem warhead. These tandem warheads allows the missile to defeat Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) by having a smaller charge detonate first to trigger the ERA so that the main warhead will not be affected by ERA. This concept does not work with composite screens and NERA.
 ==== Anti-Tank Guided Missile, Overfly Top Attack (ATGM-OTA) ====
 [[File:Icon spr atgm.png|left|frameless]] This missile's icon is the same as the normal ATGM, but its mechanism is completely different. It uses a proximity fuse to detonate '''above''' enemy tanks, sending the HEAT warhead right into the target's roof. Though this missile's penetration is rather low in the stats card, players should not be discouraged as tank's roof is one of the most lightly armoured area on all tanks. This missile type could also defeat tanks by overpressure effect alone, with a giant high-explosive warhead detonating through the top of tanks.
-''At the time of the writing, the TOW-2B (and foreign variants with different names) and the Swedish [[Rbs 56]] are the only top-down attack missiles in the game. The TOW-2B is carried by specialized ATGM carriers, like the [[Wiesel 1A2]] or the [[CM25|M113]], exception being made only to the [[M3A3 Bradley]] and [[Dardo]] IFVs, which carry it too as a secondary weapon. Players should try to aim the missile about 1 meter above the target, as higher may result in little to no damage, but aiming too low could also have the missile detonating too early which, again, would cause little to no damage.''
+''At the time of the writing, the TOW-2B (and foreign variants with different names) and the Swedish [[Rbs 56]] are the only top-down attack missiles in the game. The TOW-2B is carried by specialized ATGM carriers, like the [[Wiesel 1A2]] or the [[CM25]], exception being made only to the [[M3A3 Bradley]] and [[Dardo]] IFVs, which carry it too as a secondary weapon. Players should try to aim the missile about 1 meter above the target, as higher may result in little to no damage, but aiming too low could also have the missile detonating too early which, again, would cause little to no damage.''
 ==== Anti-Tank Guided Missile, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (ATGM-VT*) ====

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 [[File:Icon spr sam.png|left|frameless]] SAMs are high-velocity anti-air missiles, designed specifically to combat aircraft using a variety of technologies; often including proximity fuses and radar or heat-seeking guidance.
-''SAMs are very effective at long distances against aircraft, particularly helicopters. They are often extremely high velocity and pack a large amount of HE filler for a powerful airburst effect. SAMs are available to specialised anti-air vehicles such as the [[ZPRK 2S6|2S6 Tunguska]] or the [[XM1069]], which, notably, has multi-purpose missiles that are also effective against armoured vehicles. Most SAMs pack less HE filler than an HE ATGM and are only reliably effective against lightly armoured ground vehicles.''
+''SAMs are very effective at long distances against aircraft, particularly helicopters. They are often extremely high velocity and pack a large amount of HE filler for a powerful airburst effect. SAMs are available to specialised anti-air vehicles such as the [[ZPRK 2S6|2S6 Tunguska]] or the [[XM1069]], which, notably, has multi-purpose missiles that are also effective against armoured vehicles.''
 === Utility Rounds ===

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 ''HEATFS rounds become available to many nations from Rank V, although notably the British do not receive HEATFS at any stage due to its incompatibility with rifled cannons. At late Rank VI and Rank VII, HEATFS may prove ineffective in many cases due to the prevalence of ERA and composite armour. Despite this, it can still be used for ranged engagements against light tanks and medium tanks with insufficient ERA or composite protection, as particularly late HEATFS rounds have extremely high penetration power. High-calibre HEATFS rounds will cripple light tanks, while APFSDS is not as effective at it.''
-==== High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (HEATFS VT*) ====
+==== High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose (HEAT MP) ====
-[[File:Icon rnd heatfs.png|left|frameless]]HEATFS VT* rounds are specialised HEATFS rounds which utilise a proximity fuse to detonate when in close proximity to a target. They can be used to destroy low-flying aircraft or helicopters, while maintaining their effectiveness against ground vehicles utilising normal HEATFS technology.
+[[File:Icon rnd heatfs.png|left|frameless]]HEAT MP rounds are specialised HEATFS rounds which utilise a proximity fuse to detonate when in close proximity to a target. They can be used to destroy low-flying aircraft or helicopters, while maintaining their effectiveness against ground vehicles utilising normal HEATFS technology.
-''HEATFS VT* rounds are extremely specialised. They are available to only the [[M1A1 HC]], [[M1A1 AIM]]'', ''[[M1A2 Abrams]], [[M1A2 SEP]]'' and the [[M1A2 SEP V2|''M1A2 SEP V2'']] ''and have an identical icon to the standard HEATFS. They combine the anti-armour power of a standard HEATFS round with the anti-aircraft effectiveness of a HE-VT round. Their proximity fuse will detonate only above a specified altitude, so they can be used normally against other armoured vehicles.''
+''HEAT MP rounds are extremely specialised. They are available to only the [[M1A1 HC]], [[M1A1 AIM]], [[M1A2 Abrams]], [[M1A2 SEP]] and the [[M1A2 SEP V2]] and have an identical icon to the standard HEATFS. They combine the anti-armour power of a standard HEATFS round with the anti-aircraft effectiveness of a HE-VT round. Their proximity fuse will detonate only above a specified altitude, so they can be used normally against other armoured vehicles.''
 ==== High-Explosive, Anti-Tank Grenade ====

Tank ammunition - Revision history

U44982996: /* High-Explosive Rounds */ reworking on description to explain the overpressure damage

U44629479: Edits

U28417522: Updated an old video

U44629479: Edits

U44629479: /* HE-Filled Armour-Piercing Rounds */ Added SAP rounds

U44629479: Edits

U134631722: /* Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) */ Added details about ATGM guidance and tandem warhead

U134631722: /* Surface to Air Missile (SAM) */ Added details about SAM guidances.

U44629479: /* High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose (HEAT MP) */

U134631722: /* High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (HEATFS VT*) */ Added vehicles with access to M829A1 HEAT-MP to the HEAT-FS VT* section

U134631722: /* High-Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised, Proximity Fuse [Self-Destroying] (HEATFS VT) / Added vehicles with access to M829A1 HEAT-MP to the HEAT-FS VT* section