Military Aviation Ammunition Visualized and Overall Effectiveness

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I added 23mm shells for the VYa and NS-23/NR-23 cannons in comparison to some 20mm explosive shells.

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Added damage comparison of blast effect against Bf 109 E wing.

Edit: Added a bit more information on other blast damage examples:

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Added Italian 7.7mm API (Green tip) bullet

Added 15mm HEFI-T to 20mm comparison + 15mm HEFI-T fragmentation dispersion.
Also added shell wall thickness to compare fragmentation performance.

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Added armor penetration values for AP-I shells.

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Added 20mm M56 HEFI to 23mm comparison.

With this there’s now visualiation for the following post-war shells:

  • 20mm M39 & M61 Vulcan (HEFI)
  • 23mm NS-23 / NR-23 (HEFI, HEFI-T, API) (Same as WW2)
  • 30mm ADEN/DEFA (HEI)
  • 30mm GSh-30-1 (HEFI)
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Added a summary of explosive damage. It’s notable that Mineshells outperform explosive shells when it comes to structural damage to wings.

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Added a comparison of explosive shells and Mineshells for taking out large bombers.

Of course it’s a simplification, since many factors influence the results.

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