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Originally Posted by Platapus
Well not really. (...) Any numbers about armour penetration is HIGHLY dependent on armour type, range, and angle of impact so they can only be used as a VERY approximate figure.
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Fair enough. But I only meant "roughly". It should be added that since the 40mm was intended as an anti-air gun, it's HE shells cannot compare to tank HE shells, and even less compare to tank AP shells. There are othee issues too, such as the projectile/propelant ratio, which makes all the difference since it is purpose-related. Tank ammo (AP) was intended to have an as high as possible muzzle velocity, for penetration reasons, which is not the case with the 40mm either.