M1A1 fires a APFSDS-T discarding sabot "anti-tank" shell, with the"sabots" seen peeling away shortly after the 120mm shell leaves the barrel. Thesmaller, 12 pound, 40mm penetrator thus travels at a ...
For centuries rifling improved accuracy, but by the Cold War it was holding tanks back. With APFSDS darts and HEAT shells, smoothbore guns became the superior choice. From the Soviet T-62 to NATO’s ...
Nexter Munitions is in the final stages of developing a new 120 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot (APFSDS) round called the 120 Shard, the company announced on 9 March. Designed to be ...
M1A1 fires a APFSDS-T discarding sabot "anti-tank" shell, with the"sabots" seen peeling away shortly after the 120mm shell leaves the barrel. Thesmaller, 12 pound, 40mm penetrator thus travels at a ...