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Originally Posted by metzger_ro
You are talking about APCBC shells. APCR ammo was made with an tungsten core or from tungsten. Please read some history before you post.
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thats correct, APCR was also called "silver bullet" it was basicly a higher quality(and more expesive to make) AP round, specially later during war those was pretty limited so a tank would carry just a few of those (and in the end german tanks would usually carry non due to lack of resources)
btw reason why HE rounds sometimes can be effective agains enemy heavy tanks is that the energy from the explosion ofteen rips and shake things loose,(like tracks) while say a low caliber/velosity AP round have no/little chance to penetrate , atleast you can do some minor damage using HE. a ap rounds which is basicly like a flying bolt either penetrates (and thuse deliver minimum kinetic energy) or bounce off(not really a lot of energy deliver either)
While IS3 does have a high velosity gun, keep in mind that I think most of the SU carrys a low velosity(howitzer) which might not work as effective again armour.