120×570mm NATO tank ammunition (4.7 inch), also known as 120×570mmR, is a common, NATO -standard (STANAG 4385), tank gun semi-combustible cartridge used by 120mm smoothbore guns, superseding the earlier 105×617mmR cartridge used in …

This also may make a HESH shell more effective on impact by increasing the surface area of contact for the explosive: the faster the spin, the larger the resultant contact patch. HESH shells are not specifically designed to perforate the armour of vehicles, unlike high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds, with their shaped charge jets. HESH ...

Shells are usually large-caliber projectiles fired by artillery, armoured fighting vehicles (e.g. tanks, assault guns, and mortar carriers), warships, and autocannons.

The Cartridge; 120mm, HE-OR-T, M908 is a high explosive, obstacle reduction, tactical service round with tracer. The M908 is used in the 120mm, M256 smooth bore tank and is a fin stabilized round with a discarding sabot.

The 120mm IM HE-T ® High Explosive Cartridge provides the armor forces with a devastatingly powerful HE warhead that greatly improves infantry support capability. The IM HE-T ® will complement the tank’s current main gun ammunition with an Insensitive full-bore HE warhead capable of defeating a target set that includes bunkers ...

2018年1月1日 · When striking a 150 mm thick homogeneous armour plate at 60 degrees from normal, the 120 mm HESH shell from the Chieftain Mk.5P causes spalling that can damage personnel and equipment inside the tank.

2004年10月20日 · When fielded, the M1028 will provide U.S. Army tank units and the Marine Expeditionary Force with quick-response, highly lethal, direct fire capability. The canister can also be filled with various payloads, including less than lethal means (such as chemical agents or “flash and bang” stun charge).

One square would indicate a light shell, two a shell of standard weight, three or more a heavy one. A crew would try to segregate their shells by weight so that the firing parameters would not need to be changed during a fire mission. Only the M1 HE …

2019年2月27日 · AP shells or AP-HE contain a fuse and explosive filler. The intent is that they detonate after passing through the armour to scatter fragments inside the tank and deal more damage. AP shot is a solid object and is not filled with explosive.

2014年12月1日 · These shells are fired at armoured plates 2700 by 2500 by 170 mm, with sensors behind them to measure the impulse, which is judged by the scientists to be proportional to the damage caused inside the tank to its crew and equipment. Since we've seen what a 152 mm HE shell can do, let's take a look at experimental data for this caliber first.