Kinetic energy penetrator
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A kinetic energy penetrator, also known as long-rod penetrator, is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour using a flechette-like, high-sectional density projectile. Like a bullet or
French anti-tank round with its sabot
A partly cut-away 30 × 173 mm APFSDS-T round
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot, long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle armour. As an armament
Kinetic energy penetrator
…of ammunition does not contain explosive payloads and uses purely kinetic energy to penetrate the target. Modern KEP munitions are typically of the armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) type. Early cannons fired kinetic energy ammunition, initially consisting of heavy balls of worked stone and later of dense metals. From the…
Modern 120 mm tank gun shells