How Does HESH Work I War Thunder

Music: Company of Heroes Soundtrack - British - England's Knockin'

by Military History in a Minute (They make REALLY good animations, check them out)

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[APlaneGuylol]

"I play Britain because of famous tanks"

"I play Britain because the loader shouting SQUASH HEAD"

[Yewtisbelteis]

badger: nay not high explosive squash head not hesh we're on that 🅱️ESH

[christian-zfdi]

It may sound backwards but high explosives are usually very stable and low explosives are the ones that are dangerous to handle
Edit: turns out I was slightly wrong, a few of the people replying here know much more than I do so check out what they have to say

[Omega_]

If i remember correctly one of the reasons British tanks continue to use rifled barrels

Rifled barrels made typical solid shots more accurate and the twisting motion made the PE in HESH shells spread more which created more spalling

The downsides being that the spinning destabilizes fin stabilized rounds and the twisting motion severely negatively impacts HEAT rounds

But early(er) on the British really liked HESH and didn't think the extra AP of the newer better rounds would be necessary because of the spalling.

However, spaced armor and Spall liners limit or neutralize the effectiveness of HESH, while better armor reduces the capabilities of their other options

[shaestinson]

Company of heros background songs hit different childhood memories unlocked

[alden]

HESH rounds were fired at a lower velocity, to allow the round enough time to function properly. The shockwave can dislodge huge sections of the inner face is the armor, and blast it at insane speeds inside the tank, which is known as spalling. Even ignoring the deadliness of the shockwave itself, which can generate fatal overpressure, the spalling could destroy the equipment as thoroughly as it can the crew. I saw a video once demonstrating the effects of a HESH round deployed against a captured German tank in tests done after the war, and one showed a chunk of the hardened armor, which weighed hundreds of pounds, that was detached from the armor and sent careening through the cabin (including space where crew would have been), through an interior wall, where it lodged inside the engine. It would have been a total kill, for the people and equipment, had it been a real attack.

[Srhnsfskztxzf]

Ah, yes the nostalgic Company of Heroes soundtrack in the background.

[benkeller]

Heat and pressure causes plastic explosives like C4 explode. No detonator needed. We actually set it of with a blasting cap and det cord.

[Ivan_]

Thank you for putting this beautiful soundtrack in your video

[brokencat]

Meanwhile in WT back when I played, HESH detonated on every leaf, dust particles, smoke cloud, and whimsical spirit it encountered.

[Besieiro]

how HESH works: you shoot 183mm at a tiger II or T-44 hull and watch your shell do the most pitfull damage ever recorded

good video

[FRFFW]

You firing a huge ass breaching charge

[Tailssonicx]

Best thing about HESH, it doesn't rely on velocity. It will do as much damage at 3000 yards and it will do at 300.

[Dosahka]

How should work and how it works in Warthunder are two separate things never mentioned in one sentence

[gumundurhunfjor]

This is why reactive armour, spall liner and spaced armour is so useful

[nathanielwowchuk]

It's either a nuke or a fly landing. No in between. I love 🅱️esh

[JohnSapato]

It's like a cartoon shell. It deforms and after a delay it finally goes off.

[car-cj]

its also a very versatile round which can be used against emplacements irl

What's more terrifying about 🅱️esh round is that it's not about the spalling effect but the deadly effects to the crew behind the armor which it could kill a crewman/crewmen by just vibrations alone.

[MrHeuvaladao]

Actually, the right term is High Explosives. They don't ignite with impact.