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Discussion in 'The Tanks of World War 2' started by me262 phpbb3, Apr 22, 2006.

  1. me262 phpbb3

    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    what tank hold the more ammo?
    i found that the early KV 1 hold up to 111, looks like too much is in it?
     
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    can you consider the Puma a tank? Not really so I'll say panzerII, Ill try to look around for some info. By the way to you mean most storage space, or ammo for the main gun of the tank because different tank ammo took up diffrent amount of space.

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    Around 180 20 mm Panzer II
     
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    I donno the T-34/43 could hold 100 rounds.
     
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    The late versions of the Sherman could hold up to 96 rounds as well, but these don't seem to beat the KV-1 at 111. Similarly, the Panzer IV ranks around 90 in most versions. I think Me262 has answered his own question. :)
     
  5. tom!

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    Hi.

    Japanese light tanks were able to carry 125 shots of 37 mm ammunition, the medium tanks carried 100 shots of 57 mm or 80 shots of 47 mm, the type 3 was able to carry 77 shots of 75 mm ammo.

    There was much space inside tanks below the floor plates besides the shaft.

    Yours

    tom! ;)
     
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    Tanks with smaller guns could carry generally more rounds, despite the smaller size of the tank.
     
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    Ricky I thought I mentioned that already.
     
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    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    You did, but then that fact seemed to get lost somewhere...
     
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    Sherman MkV Firefly deleted the bow-gunner position--and machine-gun--using this area instead for additional ammunition stowage for the 17 pounder.
    I'm not sure what the resulting increase in main-gun rounds carried was...

    Tim
     
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    Probably not much. The main reason for making the change was that the 17-pdr shells were so much larger than the 75mm shells that it was needed. Plus all the space they lost in the turret from packing in the much bigger breech.
     
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    Hi.

    It also depends on the cartridge length.......

    The japanese type 97 57 mm tank gun was a low velocity gun and so the amunition was shorter than the ammo for the type 1 47 mm high velocity tank gun.

    Yours

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    T-26 - 186-205 45mm; T-35 - 96 76,2mm, 226 45mm.
     
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    The Panzer IV could hold 122, 75mm rounds I beelvie in most of the models.
     
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    Only for the short-barelled 75mm L/24. Later versions with the longer barrel carried only 87 rounds.
     
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    Okey I stand corrected.
     
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    Sorry to reactivate this tread :oops: :oops:

    But I have a question in the same direction:
    Where could I found the ammo storeage space in rounds for main gun und secondary weapon of WW2 tanks.

    For German, Amercian and British tanks I've found something, but for the soviet tanks I've found only the weapon sizes, but nothing about Ammo Cap.

    Could you help me?
     
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    Thanks, exact what I am looking for! :D

    Only that I haven't found it :oops: :oops:
     

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