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Originally Posted by Lil Hulk 1988 Hey this topic was on ANTIMATERIAL sniper weapons, not tank rounds. The SLAP round was developed for the .50" and 7.62mm in which the 7.62 failed at the time due to the barrel in the M60. True Sabot rounds for anti-armor weapons have been around since WWI. | There is also a 5.56x45 SLAP.
Here the .50 (12.7mm): http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...tions/slap.htm | Did the 5.56 make it through the barrel? The 7.62 chewed up a 60....
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