Ammunition
| Type | Model | Weight kg (lb) |
Filler | Muzzle velocity, m/s (L/43 guns) |
Penetration, 100m (L/43 guns) |
Muzzle velocity, m/s (L/50 guns) |
Penetration, 100m (L/50 guns) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British ammunition | |||||||
| AP | Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7 | 2.86 (6.3) | - | 853 | 892 | ||
| APC (from September 1942) | Shot, APC, Mk 8T | 2.86 (6.3) | - | 846 | 94mm | 884 | 88mm |
| APCBC (from January 1943) | Shot, APCBC, Mk 9T | 3.23 (7.1) | - | 792 | 86mm | 831 | 92mm |
| APCR (from October 1943) | Shot, APCR, Mk 1T | 1.90 (4.2) | - | 1,082 | |||
| APDS (from March 1944) | Shot, APDS, Mk 1T | 1.42 (3.1) | - | 1,151 | 130mm | 1,219 | 142mm |
| HE | Shell, HE, Mk 10T | approx. 3 (6.6) | 820 | ||||
| U.S. ammunition | |||||||
| AP | AP Shot M70 | 2.85 (6.3) | - | 853 | 85mm @30° | ||
| APCBC/HE | APC Shot M86 | 3.30 (7.3) | Dunnite, 34 g | 823 | 81mm @30° | ||
| HE (authorized in March 1944) | HE Shell T18 / M303 | ||||||
| Canister (in production from January 1945) | Canister Shot T17 / M305 | ||||||
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