320 mm/44 OTO model 1934 (320 mm)
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Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available ammunition
Gun features only two types of shells:
- 320 mm Granata Perforante - Semi-Armor Piercing (SAP) - When possible they are the preferred choice, as they have 360% more explosive filler than the armor-piercing shells, thus they should be the first choice for a vast majority of the heavy cruisers and everything smaller.
- 320 mm APHEBC Palla - Armor-Piercing Capped Ballistic Capped (APCBC) - Dedicated shell against heavy armor with both: armour-piercing cap and ballistic cap, which effectively translates to a better penetration at a higher angles of attack and longer ranges. It's best used against battleships and battlecruisers - while the post-penetration effect is miserable, it still can surprise even much more capable enemies. It's best used to destroy enemy ammo racks, where the amount of explosive filler isn't important if the magazines are hit directly.
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Granata Perforante | SAP | 427 | 386 | 327 | 279 | 241 | 189 |
| APHEBC Palla | APCBC | 678 | 619 | 533 | 462 | 403 | 322 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| Granata Perforante | SAP | 830 | 475 | 0.03 | 17 | 23.4 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| APHEBC Palla | APCBC | 830 | 525 | 0.03 | 17 | 6.38 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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