PART 2/2
Now, the same articles I mentioned in the previous post also does touch the idea of ammunition used in polish T-55 upgrade:
Quote:
Compared to T-55AM tanks modernized and used in the Soviet Army, the tanks in Polish service were not provided with most modern types of ammunition - both kinetic as well as shaped charge one (HEAT).
For example, the Polish "licensee" was not provided with 3UBM11 SABOT rounds as well as 3BM25 fin stabilized rounds, able to penetrate 280mm from 2000 metres and 300mm armor from 100 metres (angle 90). Polish-operated 3UBM8 rounds with 3BM20 munitions penetrating ability was lower by about 40mm from the same angle and distance.
[so 24cm on 2000m and 26cm on 1000m]
Same applied to HEAT rounds. Polish tanks were supplied with 3UBK4M rounds with 3BK5M munitions with about 390mm penetration which were used in the Soviet Army from 1962, while Soviet Tanks stocks were long upgraded with 3UBK9 and 3UBK9M with corresponging 3BK17 and 3BK17M munitions with greater penetrating ability. Polish tanks were not integrated with 9M117 barrel launched ATGMs at all.
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- Many tanks in the game are armed with "100mm D10TG 79" weapon, that seems to be comparable and proper choice for this set of rounds
- More modern Soviet rounds relied on better flight stabilization rather than increased penetration. Thus perhaps if you wished to include such a change, the gun accuracy should be improved, but not penetration data