20.04.2009, 08:18
You said:
To which I said that Stukas used special tungsten core ammo, not regular AP shells, for AT work exclusively.
For softer, less valuable targets such as these landing crafts ordinary APHE or HE shells were used instead as the tungsten shells would be a waste as they are/were quite expensive (tungsten being a rare metal)
I'm not quoting from Wiki, but from this site which is probably the most comprehensive source for WWII airborne gun data
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/ ... un-in.html
Quote:And i bet my shiny metal ass that the shells used in the stuka are normal AP shells.
To which I said that Stukas used special tungsten core ammo, not regular AP shells, for AT work exclusively.
For softer, less valuable targets such as these landing crafts ordinary APHE or HE shells were used instead as the tungsten shells would be a waste as they are/were quite expensive (tungsten being a rare metal)
I'm not quoting from Wiki, but from this site which is probably the most comprehensive source for WWII airborne gun data
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/ ... un-in.html