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Incendiary Rounds SAPI=Used by the British in WW2 in their hispano cannons. This was actually a fairly simple design, a high explosive shell body was filled with incendiary compound, and a steel 'nose cap' was screwed in instead of a fuze. This design penetrated thin armor plates, and the shock...

The Germans seemed to highly appreciate penetrative incendiary rounds against planes, I'll actually write up the incendiary post now, heheh. Although they weren't 'armor piercing' they could go through most plane surfaces with ease.

Well just posting a link isn't exactly as engaging, now is it? XDDD And I've never been a fan of appeal to authority.

Contrinued! Armor Piercing rounds Practice/Practice Tracer= About the cheapest munition you can get, not even made out of hardened penetrator steel. Just a big ol mild steel slug designed to go through a plane or soft target, sometimes in the form of HE rounds filled with concrete/bakelite/etc...

Making this thread because I like WW2 stuff and I want to hear people's viewpoints on the matter. WW2 ammunition for 20mm cannons came in many varieties, with special national flavors across the globe. I'll explain the knowledge I know thus far. Because it's a fair bit of writing I'll add other...