[Ultra-Tech] Guns and ammo questions

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by vierasmarius

For the cannons, that may have to do with how the shells are fused. It makes sense for an APX round to explode after penetrating, while the same fusing on an HE shell could result in it burying itself in the ground, dampening the blast. I'd expect most UT rounds to have "smart fuses", that can be set to detonate on impact or shortly after.

APX is part of the name of the cannon, not a non-standard ammo type abbreviation.

Differences in fuzing could explain the difference, except I'm not sure how you could get piercing damage with a linked explosion. The shell will be pretty thoroughly destroyed before it can do any piercing...