Description. Get the best deals for 90 mm artillery shell at eBay.com. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/90.htm US Cartridge, 90mm HE, M71. The projectile consists of a hollow steel forging with a boat tailed base and a streamlined ogive, and … 2, an NM-116 fires its 90mm gun in a night shoot. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! 4, an NM-116 on exercise in the Norwegian mountains. An AP shell is made from solid steel with a high carbon contents, which increases the hardness of the steel. These guns all used the same 90mm ammo. Clockwise: 1, An NM-116 heavily camouflaged with foliage. Scroll Prev Top Next More . Developed from the M47 "General Patton" tank, the M48 was the mainstay of the US Army and Marines in Vietnam. The Combination Gun Mount T99 is designed to support and control the 90-mm Gun M3 in the turret of the Tank T25E1. Yes, although there is a significant difference between T-62 and T-72 variants that could drastically affect the effect of that shell. The 90mm cannons M36 and M41 were mounted in the M46, M47 and M48-M48A3 series tanks and the M54 cannon on the nifty M56 “Scorpion” anti-tank vehicle. Examples from the table are the US 90mm M3 L/51 and the Soviet 85mm ZiS-S-53 L/54.6. Marry this case up with a nice 90mm projectile of your favorite type (or whatever you are lucky enough to find…) and it will be a great display piece. Armor plate penetration is achieved by the kinetic energy of the shell. By the end of 1959, production would end with some 11,700 examples in circulation with contributions from the Fisher Tank Arsenal and the Ford Motor Company. The 90mm gun was used in many U.S. applications from WW2 through the 1990s including anti-aircraft guns and the M36 and M41 guns used in the M47 and M48 tanks and even in some WW2 tank destroyers, and on artillery carriages and the M56 “Scorpion.” The 90mm guns was used in the M48 series of tanks until the M48A5 was upgunned to 105mm. American Pershing tank with 90mm M3 L/51 gun from the RAC Tank Museum. The earliest and most simple anti-tank shell was the basic armor piercing, or AP, shell. 3, Dag’s gunner in the turret of their tank, ‘Atilla’ (note Snoopy). Base production models were designated simply as "M48". the 90-mm Gun M3 in the turret of the Gun Motor Carriage T71 (M36). The Combination Gun Mounts T99E1 and T99E2 are designed to support and control the 90-mm Gun M3 in the turret of the Tank The main gun was the M36 90mm gun with an M12 optical rangefinder fitted. 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