Soviet tanks combat loads

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by KraMax

It is possible to learn your source of the information?

The information about yugo load plans comes from a guy with access to ex JNA documents (tanks manuals etc.). East german practices from an ex tank company commander of the DDR.

[Pibwl]

According to Tekhnika i Vooruzhenie 9/2008, standard load of Soviet tanks until the 60s (used probably also by most customers):

- PT-76: 20 HE, 10 AP, 5 APCR, 5 HEAT

- T-34/85: 36 HE, 14 AP, 5 APCR

- T-54: 20 HE, 14 AP (early, from TiV 10/2008)

- T-54: 16 HE, 12 AP, 6 HEAT (T-54, A, B)

- T-55: 22 HE, 15 AP, 6 HEAT (T-55, A)

- T-62: 16 HE, 16 APFSDS, 8 HEAT

- IS-2,3: 17 HE, 11 AP

T-54 and T-55 actually have listed 4 shrapnels, but I've counted them as HE. I've found no information on such round type for these tanks.

Michal