Ammo Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED | War Thunder Tank Shells Guide [outdated]

= Check out the updated version here, it's got new shells, better visuals and fixed errors: https://youtu.be/RFUi6MHXQuY = Thank you for all the positive comments! A couple of things to note: -HEAT does not actually melt the copper. It just forces it through the armor. -The reason APDS is better at angles is because it has much more velocity than APCR. This way, it can go through angled armor easier. -Fins do not make a shell more aerodynamic or give it more velocity, it makes a shell more stable over long distances by stopping it from rotating. Because it's not spinning, the shell has a much lower chance of going somewhere else, therefore the shell is stabilized. Thus, shells with fins are better over distances than regular shells. (This is also why the shells with fins are called "fin-stabilized.") -Due to a recent nerf, HESH no longer performs better when it faces angled armor. -The shrapnel shell has many different names, but the reason I called it that is because in-game it is called shrapnel. The correct term would be fragmentation. -🅱️esh Thank you to all who corrected me :

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In short, the more letters a shell has in its name, the better it is.

Imagine: APCBCHEATFSDSHVCRSH shell (Armour Piercing Capped Ballistic Capped High Explosive Anti Tank Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot High Velocity Composite Rigid Squash Head)

EU server: "someone've put smoke there. I cannot hit him and I will not waste my rounds." Russian server: "someone've put smoke there! he's there! everyone, shoot him!"

Pretty new player here: didn't realise I had to have a PhD in this game.

Jeff gets brutally murdered by dog for about 12 minutes straight: the movie: the game

War Thunder: don't use APCR. do not World of Tanks: angrily spams APCR at everything

Honestly this is the best explanation I've ever heard for something war thunder related. No bs. No spam. Just quality content. Super helpful. I'm new to playing war thunder and was struggling to figure out what the icons meant. Thanks.

Just a quick correction because almost everyone gets this wrong, but in HEAT shells the Copper lining isn't melted Instead the pressure from the explosive charge changes the Copper lining into a Superplastic, which is when the pressure causes the otherwise Solid Copper to act more like a stream of fluid, even though it is way below it's melting point and still a Solid. This is important because actual molten metal would just splatter over the armour and not achieve much, but a Superplastic will bore through the armour, since it retains it's Solid form Density. This is a very minor difference but it seems like 99% of people don't know this and just assume the Copper is melted, even though no HEAT warhead achieves temperatures or pressure anywhere near enough to melt copper.

Qickguide: Dont use APCR. Like ever. Just dont. Never.

Aah, yes, the guide to, “Which Shell Gives the Most Painful Death for Crewmembers”. My favourite video.

Gaijin: APFSDS or APSH Me: tier 1 tanker screaming

random heavy tank : you cant pen me! Me, With a hesh shell: "Well yes but actually no"

You forgot that you can use Smoke as HE on exposed crew.

a short summary: APHE/APCBC: pretty good, use it whenever possible Solid AP: bootleg round, use only if you have no better alternative APCR: Why would you ever use this? APDS: Its pretty good APDSFS: its pretty amazing HE: no one knows how it works other than the dude who keeps making 20 minute HE only videos, + useless if caliber is <120mm HEAT: Everybody knows how it works in theory, but no one in practice Shrapnel shells: why would you ever use this? HESH: Why would you ever play Britain ground forces? HEATFS: its pretty great ATGM: its bloody great

Man the amount of searching I was doing to try and find an answer to the difference between the UK Mk. 4 and Mk. 8 shell. You explained it perfectly in 2 minutes. Thanks very much!

I know how survive to all of shells "No armor is the best armor" Flack 88 aproves

your videos help me so much man, you dont get it. ive been playing for 2 months and still barely know much, but your videos legit help. i hope you keep doing these vids and i hope you get like a million subs

Yes, someone who can explain to me with simple words. Thank you kind sir