| Showing the details of the shells used(where known) |
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BESA Heavy Machine Gun |
| | History | |
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| | Developed by BSA from the Czechoslovak ZB vz.60 heavy machine gun. It was mostly used as the main armament of the Light Tank Mk VIC and Armoured cars such as the Humber Mk I to Mk III. |
| | Manufactured | 1940 - 1949 |
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| | Calibre | 15mm |
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| | Length | L/97 |
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| | Rate of Fire | 450rpm
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| Name/Id |
Calibre Weight MVelocity |
Quoted Penetration |
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| AP |
15mm 0.07Kg 915M/Sec | |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.12 |
0.25 |
0.61 |
1.93 |
7 |
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| Penetration(mm@0°) |
29 |
27 |
22 |
14 |
5 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
69 |
3 |
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Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
 
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