French 40mm/60
Caliber = 4.0 cm (1.6 inch)
Shell weight = 1 kg (2 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 930 m/s (3051 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.90
Muzzle energy = 0.433 megajoules = 159.4 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 1.28
Barrel length: 60 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 3500 meters
6.6 sec 344 m/s 4.8 deg
5.0 deg
4900 meters 11.4 sec 241 m/s 11.8 deg
7.5 deg 5800 meters 15.5 sec 197 m/s
19.6 deg
10.0 deg 6400 meters
19.2 sec 176 m/s 27.6 deg
12.5 deg
6900 meters 22.5 sec 165 m/s 34.8 deg
15.0 deg 7300 meters 25.6 sec 160 m/s
41.4 deg
20.0 deg 7800 meters
31.4 sec 159 m/s 52.3 deg
25.0 deg
8200 meters 36.7 sec 162 m/s 60.3 deg
30.0 deg 8400 meters 41.6 sec 168 m/s
66.1 deg
35.0 deg 8500 meters
46.3 sec 173 m/s 70.5 deg
40.0 deg
8400 meters 50.8 sec 178 m/s 74.0 deg
45.0 deg 8200 meters 55.0 sec 182 m/s
76.7 deg
50.0 deg 7900 meters
58.9 sec 185 m/s 78.9 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 0.90)
Maximum penetration: 11.04 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
1.1 deg 2100 meters
5 cm
Maximum range = 8500 meters at 35.4 deg elevation
Maximum elevation = 6690 meters at 85.0 deg elevation