Terminal ballistics
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Terminal ballistics is a sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target. This field is usually cited in forensic ball
.32 ACP full metal jacket, .32 S&W Long wadcutter, .380 ACP jacketed hollow point
Example photo of the over-penetration of a fragmenting projectile
Wound ballistics for various Soviet cartridges
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
Terminal ballistics
…by rifling, they are built instead like large darts, with fins providing the stabilizing force instead of rifling. These subcaliber rounds, called armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot are held in place in the bore by sabots. The sabot is a light material that transfers the pressure of the charge to the penetrator, then is discarded…
French anti-tank round with its sabot
A partly cut-away 30 × 173 mm APFSDS-T round