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Question about howitzer ammunition

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I have read bit about howitzers on Wikipedia and I have a question: why howitzers don't have any kind of armor piercing ammunition? I understand it is not howitzer's job to engage armored targets. But then again, it wasn't Sherman's job to engage Tigers. Still Sherman could have few HVAP rounds for self-defense (or whatever). So why Paladin and other howitzers don't have anything against armored targets in case one could get into their position?
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RE: Question about howitzer ammunition

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Actually, cluster munitions can be delivered by artillery in the form of ICMs for anti-armor purposes.
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I don't think weapons of the howitzer type are equipped for direct los firing. I suppose that an innovative crew could boresight but beyond that they simply aren't prepared for that kind of engagement.

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The Germans fielded a couple different SPGs like the early StuG series, StuH 42 and SiG 33 that carried a few HEAT rounds in their basic load-outs.
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So why Paladin and other howitzers don't have anything against armored targets in case one could get into their position?

They could fire one of these, or the like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMArt_155

A direct hit from a 155mm round isn't likely to leave much of the tank and even less of the crew. I think that if you're in position to for a direct hit on a tank from a Paladin's 155mm gun - it's dead if you hit with a standard round.
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A bit of overkill, but I'd bet that this round would be dandy for anti-tank...
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