No difference between 20 mm HEI / 20 mm AP&HE ammunition as per Tacview

[Stickler]

When selecting the different M61A1 ammunition types in the mission editor, the following ammunition is shot as per Tacview:

• 20 mm HEI: M56A3_HE_RED
• 20 mm API: M53_AP_RED
• 20 mm AP&HE: M56A3_HE_RED
• 20 mm TP: M55A2_TP_RED

Therefore, there doesn't seem to be a difference between the 20 mm HEI and 20 mm AP&HE selections.

Furthermore, based on reviewing .trk files with the different ammunition types shot against a specific target, the visual effects of bullet impacts seem to be identical. Especially for TP ammunition I would not have expected too see small impact explosions as with the other bullets.

Are differences in bullet effects/ricochet/range actually modelled?

Are the apparently identical HEI / AP&HE ammunition types an error in the module or in Tacview?

[razo+r]

5 minutes ago, Stickler said:

Are the apparently identical HEI / AP&HE ammunition types an error in the module or in Tacview?

Possibly an error in Tacview?

According to the files, there should be a difference

[IronMike]

Likely tacview related indeed.

[Stickler]

Copy, I'll post a bug report in the Tacview thread.