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Originally Posted by jackehammond Dear Cadet Seaman,
Please take my word for it. The DU round (or any AP round) does not sharpen itself as it punches through armor. In fact with some DU rounds they have had to develop a special unit on the tail so the round will not go in one side and out the other so it will in fact fragment on the inside of the tank after punching through.
Jack E. Hammond |
Well I just happened to aquire that information from my father , who is a Master Gunner on the M1A1. DU does sharpen itself. The round you speak of that has a
"special unit on the tail" APFSDS-T (Armor Peircing Fin Stablized Discarding Sabot-Tracer) is to stablize the rounds trajectory. It is the only Sabot the U.S. M1A1 and M1A2 use. The whole story about the round fragementing is a rumor. The M1A1 and M1A2 have DU plates on the hull and turret front.
APFSDS-T with DU penetartor.
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