United States' 57 mm Gun Penetration tables
| Weapon | Type of Ammunition |
Weight (lb) |
Velocity (ft/sec) |
Range | ° | Thickness (mm) of armor penetrated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 500 m | 1000 yards | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||||||
| 57 mm M16,7 | 6.286 | 206 | 2.7"6 67.56 |
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| APCHE | 30 | 70 | |||||||||
| AP | 30 | 70 | |||||||||
| AP M70 | 12.82 | 2,950 | 30 | 78 | 64 | 55 | 50 | ||||
| 20 | 3.9-3.2" | 2.9-2.4" | |||||||||
| APC7 | 07 | 687 | |||||||||
| APC M86 | 13.88 | 2,700 | 20 | 3.3-3.4" | 2.9-3.1" | ||||||
| 57 mm M1A1, M1A23 | AP3 | 203 | 733 | ||||||||
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
- World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics, Gordon L Rottman, 2005
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Armour In Profile #3 M.4 A3 E8 Sherman, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, ?
- US Army Handbook 1939-1945, George Forty, 1995
- Allied Artillery of World War Two, Ian V. Hogg, 1998
