Question: After so many years

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Roman

Now I have two questions:

1) How is called artillery ammunition destroying vehicles and tanks? FH?
2) HE ammo is more powerful cannon artillery assault that hint? And assault guns are more apt to destroy bunkers?

In the "old" days artillery was pretty much just High Explosive. On rare occasions an artillery round would land in top a tank where the armor is fairly thin and destroy it, or right next to it and blow off a track to damage the engine. If it was a really large round the concussion might shake the tank so badly the crew inside was injured.

These days many nations use Cluster Munitions, these are roughly golf ball size munitions that are packed inside artillery and spread to cover a large area. Some are specifically designed to punch thru the thin top armor on a tank, and since many are carried in each artillery shell there's a good chance a few will actually land on top a tank.

Most bunkers have very heavy reinforcement on their top specifically to keep artillery and bombs from destroying them, but an assault gun or tank hits the front/side/back which will still thick is no where near at thick as the top.

[Roman]

Thank you very much Pat. Its application is very useful.
Now I know that when the artillery has ap ammo is killing tanks. I thought that was ap ammo for direct fire.
I also noticed that the ammunition is in heavy artillery, de155mm up.
I've also seen some artillery has HEAT ammunition. That if it is to direct fire?
On the other hand you could tell me if what I say is right?
AP and sabot ammunition are effective against armor.
HE ammunition are effective against soft targets (men and trucks)
I have doubts in the HEAT ammunition are for armor too?
For bunkers in particular that ammunition is best?
Another question that was the question 2 above post: I've seen some assault guns have HE score in that indirect artillery calculator app. Generally most has 1 and assault guns caliber have 2. What does that mean?
I only took into account the score to kill.
Sorry for abuse your kindness and a sustained barrage of questions.