The M829 is an American armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) kinetic energy penetrator tank round. Modeling was done at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, [1] which was incorporated into the Army Research Laboratory in 1992.

The M829 is an American Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) tank round designed specifically for the 120 mm M256 main gun on the M1A1 and M1A2 main battle tanks.

The 120mm, M829 series, depleted uranium armor piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot-tracer (APFSDS-T) is the primary anti-armor 120mm smooth bore, M256 cannon, tank ammunition in service with...

2019年8月22日 · In October 2015, the Army type-classified the M829E4 cartridge as the M829A4, establishing the cartridge’s acceptability for Army use and enabling the Program Ofice to begin oficial planning for production and fielding of the cartridge. The M829A4 cartridge is lethal and operationally effective.

The 120mm M829 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T), cartridge is a US developed kinetic energy (KE) armor defeating round.

Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle armour.

2024年1月12日 · The M829A4 is a line-of-sight kinetic-energy cartridge designed specifically for the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 Main Battle Tank. It provides the Abrams the ability to defeat threat vehicles equipped …

2019年8月22日 · Preliminary testing indicates the M829E4 cartridge is demonstrating an overall reliability of 94 percent as a result of IBSFs. The reliability requirement is 98 percent. The failure analysis identified reliability problems with the production process of the cartridge.

- The M829A4 cartridge is lethal and operationally effective. the classified combined OT&E/LFT&E report. - The M829A4 cartridge is suitable. It met its reliability. requirement as a point estimate. by an overmatching threat. December 2015. energy cartridge designed for the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 MBT. explosive reactive armor. composite sabot.

APFSDS in flight ATK recently announced a $77 million, 3-year contract, exercising an option to develop and qualify the USA's new 120mm tank-killing round for use in the U.S. Army's M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks. The M829E4 is called the Advanced Kinetic Energy round, and belongs to a class known as…