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What kind of projectile is this?
- Thread starter MikeGoob
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Jim Watson
New member
APDSFS - Armor Piercing, Discarding Sabot, Fin Stabilized.
Tank ammo.
Tank ammo.
Mike Irwin
Staff
It appears to be an early version of the depleted uranium rod penetrator ammo designed for the M1 Abrams.
APDSFS - Armor Piercing, Discarding Sabot, Fin Stabilized.
It's either that or a foreign copy. After the Gulf War every country on Earth with a tank Army hustled to make copies of the US new wonder tank round, some were more successful than others.
A Pennsylvania jogger found something similar a few days ago:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...ogger-finds-anti-tank-round-on-afternoon-run/
http://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...ogger-finds-anti-tank-round-on-afternoon-run/
"...their T-62 mounted 115mm gun..." Their penetrator bounced off Abrams' Cobham armour in the Gulf War.
APFSDS rounds predate the Abrams by eons. APDS ammo was developed before 1940 and was used in French 75's. The one in PA was defective. Sabot didn't come off.
General Dynamics has developed a 25mm APFSDS-T round with a tungsten penetrator for use in the M242 gun.
APFSDS rounds predate the Abrams by eons. APDS ammo was developed before 1940 and was used in French 75's. The one in PA was defective. Sabot didn't come off.
General Dynamics has developed a 25mm APFSDS-T round with a tungsten penetrator for use in the M242 gun.
Bartholomew Roberts
Moderator
The one in PA was defective. Sabot didn't come off.
Unless the U.S. Army has taken to hose-clamping sabots around training projectiles, I'm going to guess someone jury-rigged the PA projectile from a used training round and a discarded sabot.