Ammo Types in War Thunder Explained - RELOADED | War Thunder Tank Shells Guide

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Published 2024-04-01
Welcome to the remastered Tank Ammo Guide. In this video, I explain every tank shell in the game, from the most common to the most obscure, to even ones that aren't classified in-game. There are a whole bunch of different shells, and it's easy to get confused about them. That's why I spent a lot of time explaining how they work in detail and provided 3D animations to help you understand how they work. If anything's unclear or you need more information, don't hesitate to leave a comment. Once again, massive thanks to the War Thunder Wiki for providing a lot of info. The video wouldn't have been possible without all the contributors. Check it out here: wiki.warthunder.com/Tank_ammunition
I definitely should've started working on this video earlier, but hey, ammo types part 7. Or is it technically 3.5?


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─── TIMESTAMPS ───
📘 Intro: 0:00
Kinetic energy: 0:18
AP: 0:37
APC: 1:05
APBC: 1:29
APCBC: 1:45
APHE: 2:11
AC: 2:41
SAP: 3:20
Shrapnel: 3:48
Sub-Caliber Armor Piercing: 4:13
APCR: 4:52
APDS: 5:18
APFSDS: 5:34
Chemical Energy: 6:44
High-Explosive: 7:16
HE-TF: 7:52
HE-VT: 8:08
HE Grenade: 8:28
VOG: 8:43
Rocket: 9:00
HESH: 9:33
HEAT: 10:02
HEAT-FS: 10:35
HEATMP: 11:09
HEAT Grenade: 11:29
ATGM: 11:52
ATGM-OTA: 12:43
ATGM-VT: 12:58
ATGM Tandem: 13:09
ATGM-HE: 13:28
ATGM-AP: 13:37
SAM: 14:00
Smoke: 14:39
📘 Outro: 14:59
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All Comments (21)
  • @skDoger
    Updated information will go here as they come, in the meantime, thank you all for 50k <3 Here are some of the shells I forgor to mention, as well as some corrections (read before you comment): ── Extra shells ── -The regular Top-Attack ATGM like the Tow-2B: these missiles fly above the target, and when they're right on top of it, they detonate in a downward angle. It's like the ATGM-OTA, but these don't collide with the armor. -The Starstreak: it's technically classified as a SAM in-game, but it's also a kinetic penetrator. Think of it like an airborne APHE shell. -BUR: a Soviet high-explosive rocket found on the Object 775. It's pretty much a smaller version of the Rocket. -HE-FS: High-Explosive Fin-Stabilized, a regular HE round fired from smoothbore cannons. Because it doesn't have spin-stabilization, it uses fin-stabilization. ── Corrections ── -In real life, the cap on APC doesn't actually normalize the shell, it just reduces the chance of shattering. In-game though, the shell's path is modeled in a way that it normalizes.
  • @EATSxBABIES
    Im just glad its a legit high quality and informative video posted on today, the day of clickbait and lies
  • @ehe9749
    visuals improved seriously
  • I was expecting this to be some sorta April fools thing with whacky info but instead it's just a very well put together guide. My expectations have been pranked.
  • @DarkButz
    Even though SAM is not explained here, I think it's worth noting the Starstreak is probably the only APHEFSDS missile in the entire game, since it launches 3 guided darts with around 450 grams of explosive material inside them.
  • @raulromero8860
    As someone who’s into their first month of playing WT I cannot express enough how grateful I am for this guide
  • @fox_rblx9391
    I literally just watched your previous shell guides 30 mins ago, this is crazy
  • @epicdudelee
    Used this video to write a essay for my friend to learn war thunder (he doesnt learn visually so the video wouldnt have stuck). So happy to see a new version released since its also good background noise
  • @KnownHaruki
    I sent the old one to all of my friends, but now, i need to send them that. Thx for the video, it made my life way easier to explain to my friends who just started playing. 😊
  • @Joshid1212
    man i remember watching your video 4 years ago when i was so into war thunder, recently got back into it and im glad youre still doing well!!
  • @pugalicious2419
    Feels great to catch this one 4 years later. 🎉 Big improvement too man! Good job!
  • @Fr3ddyFazbear87
    I was actually looking for a new amo guide from you yesterday bit couldn't find one. Just woke up to one.
  • @Nero_studios
    The VOG on the bmp 2 m has so little explosive filler that it doesn't actually break terrain objects like fences or trees It also doesn't do any damage to tracks at all or very very little. It's practically useless other than using it for blinding the enemy if you shoot them so the gernade detonates and makes a very small dust cloud
  • @eliasl332
    I subscribed because of your first ammo guide a few years ago, good work.