miniMo  | 26 Dec 2016 9:25 p.m. PST |
I asked this earlier in an on-going thread, but perhaps a fresh thread of its own that pops up on the front page may help find an answerer…. My google-fu has failed at turning up armour pentration abilities of the 105mm gun on the SAV m/43 (Sweden's cute Hetzer-like assault gun). The only thing I could turn up was this cryptic data line from World of Tanks: 10,5 cm kan m/44 sav Penetration 65/110/53 Can any WOTters translate that into actual ranges? Specifically, I'm trying to find out what the Kan m/44 can penetrate at 500m if anyone has that info.
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MHoxie | 27 Dec 2016 2:48 a.m. PST |
This page: ointres.se/sav_m43.htm indicates that AP shells were available. Unfortunately it also says that it was a new gun design. Barrel length is 21 calibers, vice 22 calibers for the kan m/40 10.5cm, so if you can find penetration data for that (more common) gun, you can estimate the values for the m/44. |
miniMo  | 27 Dec 2016 8:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks — that's a very helpful page! |
DeRuyter | 27 Dec 2016 10:27 a.m. PST |
That WOT stat line reflects penetration for different ammo types: regular/APCR/HE Not sure what range this pen is supposed to reflect but then again WOT is not exactly a hard core combat sim. |
Wolfhag  | 27 Dec 2016 11:21 a.m. PST |
Maybe this will help: See 105mm entry: 10,5 cm le F H 18 (L/28) link German light field howitzer 105 mm leFH 18 ww2-weapons.com/105-mm-lefh-18 The Bofors 10,5 cm kan ikv 103: the gun on the ikv 103, firing a mid-60's HEAT round had a penetration of about 350mm. tanks.mod16.org/2015/09 The German 105 has a longer barrel so better penetration than the Bofors. Wolfhag |
emckinney | 28 Dec 2016 12:23 a.m. PST |
Go here and ask the writer: tanks.mod16.org In the Reference section there are official hand books that you can download showing all of the ammunition for each of the guns. There's an actual solid-shot AP round for this cannon, and it's very odd. So short that the length and diameter are almost identical! Unfortunately, I couldn't find penetration numbers. |
MHoxie | 28 Dec 2016 4:04 a.m. PST |
It looks like a projectile mass of 11.67 kg, at a muzzle velocity of 475 meters / second. This page: link gives an estimated penetration of 66mm. YMMV. |
miniMo  | 28 Dec 2016 10:38 a.m. PST |
Well that pretty well matches the WoT number of 65. |
Mobius | 28 Dec 2016 11:24 a.m. PST |
The US 105mm/L22 M2A1 howitzer has a muzzle velocity of 472 m/s. That is for HE. AP would weigh a bit more so it's velocity may be less, but the US had no AP. |