GAU-8/A (30 mm)/Ammunition
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Shell parameter names are: HVAP-T, HEI, HVAP
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| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| HVAP-T | 79 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 | |
| HEI | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| HVAP | 79 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| HVAP-T | 980 | 0.43 | - | - | - | 66° | 70° | 72° | ||||
| HEI | 1,020 | 0.38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 92.8 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
| HVAP | 980 | 0.43 | - | - | - | 66° | 70° | 72° | ||||
