Pzgr 39 - APCBC Shell used in 50mm KwK 38, 75mm KwK 40 and 88mm KwK 36
Pzgr 40 - APCR Shot used in 50mm KwK 38, 75mm KwK 40 and 88mm KwK 36
Sprgr - HE Shell
Nbgr - Smoke Shell
Pzgr 39/42 - APCBC Shell for the 75mm KwK 42 (L/70)
Pzgr 40/42 - APCR Shot for the 75mm KwK 42 (L/70)
Sprgr 42 - HE Shell for the 75mm KwK 42 (L/70)
Pzgr 39/43 - APCBC Shell for the 88mm KwK 43 (L/71)
Pzgr 40/43 - APCR Shot for the 88mm KwK 43 (L/71)
Sprgr 43 - HE Shell for the 88mm KwK 43 (L/71)
Pzgr 43 - APCBC 128mm Pak44 Shell
USSR
ÁÐ 240 - AP Shell for the 45mm
ÁÐ 240П - APCR Shot for the 45mm
O 240 - HE Shell for the 45mm
БР 350А - AP Shell for the 76.2mm Ф-32/Ф-34
БР 350П - APCR Shot for the 76.2mm Ф-32/Ф-34
ОФ 354 - HE Shell for the 76.2mm Ф-32/Ф-34
БР 365 - AP Shell for the 85mm Д 5 T85
БР 365П - APCR Shot for the 85mm Д 5 T85
ОФ 365 - HE Shell for the 85mm Д 5 T85
БР 471Р - AP Shell for the 122mm Д-25T
ОФ 471 - HE Shell for the 122mm Д-25T
БР 540 - AP Shell for the 152mm MЛ-20C
ОФ 540 - HE Shell for the 152mm MЛ-20C
US
APC M51 - APCBC Shell for the 37mm M6
AP M74 - AP Shell for the 37mm M6
HE M63 - HE Shell for the 37mm M6
APC M61 - APCBC Shell for the 75mm M3
HVAP T45 - APCR Shot for the 75mm M3
HE M48 - HE Shell for the 75mm M3
HCBI M88 - Smoke Shell for the 75mm M3
APC M62 - APCBC Shell for the 76mm M1A1C
HVAP M93 - APCR Shot for the 76mm M1A1C
HE M42A1 - HE Shell for the 76mm M1A1C
HCBI M89 - Smoke Shell for the 76mm M1A1C
APC M82 - APCBC Shell for the 90mm M3
HVAP M304 - APCR Shot for the 90mm M3
HE M71 - HE Shell for the 90mm M3
UK
SVDS - APDS Shot for the 17pdr
APCBC MkVI - APCBC Shot for the 17pdr
HE MkI - HE Shell for the 17pdr
Definitions
AP - (Armour Piercing) A solid steel shot/shell that penetrates the armour using the force of the impact (Kinetic Energy).
APBC - (Armour Piercing Ballistic Capped) A flat nosed AP round with a cap added to the front to improve the aerodynamics. Not used in Panzer Front.
APC - (Armour Piercing Capped) A solid steel round with a soft metal cap added to distribute the force of the initial impact with the armoured surfaced. The cap reduced the chances of the shot/shell shattering or bouncing if it strikes sloped armour. Not used in Panzer Front.
APCBC - (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Capped) An APC round with a streamlined cover placed over the front to improve the aerodynamics of the shot/shell. APCBC gives slightly better penetration at all ranges than AP. These rounds are your standard AP rounds in Panzer Front and offer good penetration at all ranges. The US referred to APCBC as APC
APCR - (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid) A light weight high-velocity round with a tungsten core to stop it shattering. This round is superior to normal AP rounds at close range but not at a distance
APCNR - (Armour Piercing Composite Non-Rigid) Designed for use in a Tapered (‘Squeeze’) Bore Gun, This round consists of a Tungsten core with light metal skirts around it. As the round passes down the barrel, the skirts are squeezed in around the body so the round comes out smaller than it went in. APCNR has amazing penetration but is difficult to make and burns out barrels quickly. Not used in Panzer Front.
APDS - (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot) A small calibre tungsten core in a sabot that falls away when the round leaves the barrel. This has the best penetration of any round irrespective of range. The ultimate choice in AP rounds, this is available only on the British Sherman Firefly.
HEAT - (High Explosive Anti Tank) An Explosive round which concentrates the force of the explosion into a narrow jet and burns a hole through armour. It has the same penetration irrespective of range but can easily be defeated by stand-off armour.
ÁÐ - (ÁÐÎÍÅÁÎÉÍÛÉ) Armour piercing.
Ô - (ÔÓÃÀÑÍÛÉ) High explosive.
HVAP - (Hyper Velocity Armour Piercing) The American name for the APCR shell.
Nbgr - (Nebelgranate) Smoke Shell.
Î - (ÎÑÊÎËÎ×ÍÛÉ) Fragmentation.
Pzgr - (Panzergranate) Armour Piercing Shell.
Sprgr - (Sprenggranate) High Explosive Shell.
SVDS - (Super Velocity Discarding Sabot) The British name for the APDS shell.
Note All Kinetically penetrating Armour Piecing rounds without a tungsten core can be made as either shot or shell. Shot’s are solid except for a tiny hole in the end for a tracer plug. Shell’s have a much larger hole with an explosive charge, fuse and tracer plug in that order. Shot has better penetration but Shell’s are more destructive. All British designed AP was shot (AP, APC, APCBC shot). Germany and America used shells (called APHE, APCHE, APCBCHE or simply AP, APC, APCBC shells) and the Russians used a mixture of each.