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Offline Wagger

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Ammunition for T-34/76
« on: March 18, 2010, 03:08:07 PM »
I believe I posted this in the wrong forum so here we go again.  I was in the T-34 today and noticed that it had 3 types of ammunition for the main gun.  They are HE (High Explosive), AP (Armor Piercing) and HVAP (Hypervelocity Armor Piercing).  In my limited knowledge I have never come across HVAP ammo for the 76.2mm F34 gun used on the T-34.  If someone with more information on the subject could direct me to a source referencing this ammo I would really appreciate it.

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Re: Ammunition for T-34/76
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 03:27:14 PM »
Just found my answer.  It is also known as the APCP (Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid), the British designation.  US designation was HVAP (High Velocity Armour-Piercing)