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World of warships ap vs he shells1/20/2024 ![]() ![]() From the 1920s onwards, armour-piercing weapons were required for anti-tank warfare. The first major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warships and cause damage to their lightly armoured interiors. – Bourrelet (front) and driving band (rear)Īrmour-piercing ammunition ( AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour. – Base- fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) – Desensitized high explosive bursting charge Lower right: Diagram of capped armour-piercing shell:.Lower left: Perforated 110 mm (4.3 in) armour plate, penetrated by 105 mm (4.1 in) armour-piercing solid shot projectile. ![]() Top right: Projectile penetration animation.Top left: Solid shot armour-piercing projectiles stuck in armour plate. ![]()
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