Did Italian 100 mm guns use APHE shells?

Did Italian 100 mm/47 naval guns fire APHE as shown in War Thunder?

The terminology is disputed. Alex suggests a paper-only development while recalling high-explosive and fragmentation rounds as the ammunition actually used by the 100 mm guns.

The question concerns the 100 mm/47 models of 1924, 1927 and 1928. An initial suggestion equates the unfamiliar APHE label with semi-armour-piercing terminology, but another participant points out that the game treats those as separate rounds. Alex recalls high-explosive and fragmentation ammunition for the 100 mm guns and associates operational armour-piercing capability with larger weapons. He proposes that the game's round derives from a theoretical or paper development. That remains his explanation, with no documented identification of the game's ammunition supplied.