Can HESH be fired from smoothbore?

HESH rounds are mostly fired from guns with rifled barrels rather than smoothbore ones. HESH ammunition has good general purpose use, being effective against most targets, though the round is generally used at relatively low velocities because high velocity excessively disperses the pat of explosive.

Why does HESH need rifled barrel?

HEAT is reduced in effect with rifled ammunition owing to centrifugal effects which is a factor in the British using HESH with rifled guns as their non kinetic energy armour attack weapon of choice.

Why do British tanks still use HESH?

HESH was favoured by the British (some say to the point of fetishism!) because the round is versatile. It can kill tanks, is very effective against masonry targets, bunkers etc and about 90\% as effective as HE against enemy troops. [Ref 4].

How effective are HESH rounds?

HESH was favoured by the British (some say to the point of fetishism!) because the round is versatile. It can kill tanks, is very effective against masonry targets, bunkers etc and about 90\% as effective as HE against enemy troops.

What is Hesh in World of Tanks?

High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) HESH as an ammo type is found only on high tier British tanks, like the FV215b, FV4202, FV215b (183), etc. It is an explosive shell, like HE, which does high damage, but also has a good penetration value.

How far can a Panzer shoot?

The tank cannon has a maximum effective range of about 3000 meters, and precise aim is required to make a hit.

Are HESH rounds still used in the military?

HESH rounds are currently still carried by armoured engineer vehicles; they are typically intended for use against fortifications rather than armoured fighting vehicles. A 165mm HESH round is used by the United States Army for the main gun of the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, an M60 tank equipped with a bulldozer blade.

How does a smoothbore gun work?

A smoothbore gun uses all the propellant to accelerate the round without wasting it spinning it up through the rifled barrel. In the case of Smoothbore tank guns the rounds have fins on them which stabilize the flight like feathers on an arrow.

What is 165mm HESH round used for?

A 165mm HESH round is used by the United States Army for the main gun of the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, an M60 tank equipped with a bulldozer blade. Similarly, the UK’s Centurion AVRE ( Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) was equipped with a short 165mm gun solely for a 29 kg HESH shell.

What is the description of a HESH round?

Description. HESH rounds are thin metal shells filled with plastic explosive and a delayed-action base fuze. The plastic explosive is “squashed” against the surface of the target on impact and spreads out to form a disc or “pat” of explosive. The base fuze detonates the explosive milliseconds later, creating a shock wave that,…