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United States' 75 mm Gun Penetration tables

Weapon Type of
Ammunition		 Weight
(lb)		 Velocity
(ft/sec)		 Range (yards) ° Thickness (mm) of armor penetrated
      Yards Meters
HE Smoke Shot 100 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 100 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
75 mm M21,2,4,6, L/316     1,8004, 1,8602       302               602        
AP1   1,860       30               601 53 46    
APC M61 14.96 1,926       20               2.6-3.1" 2.3-2.7"      
M89 Smoke 6.61 850                                
APC           30               65 55 49    
APCBC6 14.46 1,9306 13,3006 1,5006 3,5006 306     626 486 406              
75 mm M32,4,6, L/406 APC6 14.966 2,0306 14,0006     306   706 596 556 506              
M61 APC 14.96 2,024       20               2.9-3.4" 2.6-3.1"      
                      68 60      
      30               70 59 55 40, 50  
    2,3002,4       302               702        
M89 Smoke 6.61 860                                
AP   2,300       30               76, 70 63 51    
APCBC           30               75.3 62, 68.5 48, 55 40  
APCBC M61           30               100 93 82 77  

Sources:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics, Gordon L Rottman, 2005
  4. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
  5. Armour In Profile #3 M.4 A3 E8 Sherman, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, ?
  6. Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009