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Old February 17th, 2009, 04:05 AM

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Default Re: a few wishes

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Originally Posted by chuckfourth View Post
"The hollow-charge Gr.39HL round....was sometimes exchanged for some of the HE load"

Suggesting HEAT wasnt popular and was seen as a substitute for HE rather than AP in the case of the tiger 1 anyway.
AFAIK it has not have to do much with the popularity but with the fact it was cheaper to manufacture than "proper" HE and still went somewhat (even though less) "bang" upon impact.
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