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United States' 90 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
90 mm M32,6,7, L/537 APC2,6 176 2,8002, 3,3506       06     1226                  
302                 1202      
APCBC7 24.17 2,6507 19,6007   3,5007 307   1267 1207 1147 1057     126 120 114 105  
APC M77   2,800       30               111 103, 120 93 96  
APHE           30                 110      
HVAP6,7 16.87 3,3501,2,7       06     2556                  
302,7   2217 2007 1777 1547     221 1952, 200 177 154  

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. Allied Artillery of World War Two, Ian V. Hogg, 1998
  7. Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009