Hi kaladorn,

On 07/13/2020 11:48 AM xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:

The wiki on HEAT mentions HEAT-MP

" HEAT rounds termed high-explosive anti-tank multi-purpose, or HEAT-MP, has become more popular. These are HEAT rounds that are effective against older tanks and light armored vehicles but have improved fragmentation, blast and fuzing. This gives the projectiles an overall reasonable light armor and anti-personnel/material effect so that they can be used in place of conventional high-explosive rounds against infantry and other battlefield targets. This reduces the total number of rounds that need to be carried for different roles, which is particularly important for modern tanks like the M1 Abrams, due to the size of their 120 millimetres (4.7 in) rounds. The M1A1/M1A2 tank can carry only 40 rounds for its 120 mm M256 gun—the M60A3 Patton tank (the Abrams' predecessor), carried 63 rounds for its 105 millimetres (4.1 in) M68 gun. This effect is reduced by the higher first round hit rate of the Abrams with its improved fire control system compared to the M60."

They also mention HEDP:

" Another variant of HEAT warheads has the warhead surrounded with a conventional fragmentation casing, to allow the warhead to be more effectively used for blast and fragmentation attacks on unarmored targets, whilst remaining effective in the anti-armor role. These are sometimes referred to as high-explosive dual-purpose (HEDP) warheads. In some cases, this is merely a side effect of the armor-piercing design. In other cases, this dual role ability is a specific part of the design."

Not sure these or SFP/SFF/SEFOP rounds are covered in Striker/Traveller.

CT Striker Book 3 does not cover HEDP, SFP, SFF, or SEFOP.

TNE FF&S Mk I Mod 0 (January 1994) Book 3 Chapter 9 pp135-146. Pages 135 to 138 provides details for 11 rounds . KEAP rounds are described on pp. 135-137 which includes KEAP (AP), HVAP, APDS, APFSDS, APSDSDU, APFSDSCI, APFSDSSD, and  APFSDSBCS. HE, HEAP, SEFOP, CHEM, WP/IS, SM (submunitions), SM (Homing), RDM, Flechette, and Chaff are also part of the munitions list.

Tom Rux

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