The MECAR CAN-90 is two models (CAN-90H and CAN-90L) of Belgian light guns designed primarily for an anti-tank role. The CAN-90 has a calibre of 90 mm and fires HEAT, smoke, and fragmentation rounds with a muzzle velocity of 633 metres per second to an effective range of 1000 metres for HEAT, being able to penetrate 350 mm of armour or 1200 mm of concrete. The fragmentation ammunition consists of a canister round containing over 1100 steel pellets and can be fired to a range of 300 metres and has a lethal radius of 50 metres from the burst point. Research CAN-90
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