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.

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.

Armor-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of spin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile for anti-armor warfare. Each projectile consists of a sub-caliber round fitted with a sabot.

The 120mm KE-W A1 ® cartridge has been developed to provide state-of-the-art tungsten Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) cartridges for 120mm smoothbore cannons. Produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, the KE-W A1 ® provides a high-performance alternative to depleted uranium projectiles.

Designed to counter the growth in threat targets, the 25mm Tungsten APFSDS-T cartridge offers a replacement to the standard Bushmaster M791 APDS-T cartridge. Capable of defeating a wide array of target sets, including most modern armored …

It is the materiel solution for the Abrams’ lethality capability gap against threat vehicles equipped with third-generation explosive reactive armor. The M829A4 cartridge is an Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot, with Tracer cartridge consisting of a depleted uranium long-rod penetrator with a three-petal composite sabot.

The DM53 APFSDS is the first design from Germany that is able to reliably defeat tanks equipped with Heavy ERA (like Kontakt-5). Its muzzle energy is 15% higher compared to its predecessors when fired out of an L/44 gun, when using an elongated L/55 gun the value increases to 30%.

Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) munition weighs less than a full-bore projectile and can be launched at higher velocities. The penetra-tion capability of the long, low-drag, fin-stadilized rod is directly related to its striking velocity. The discarding sabot is used to provide support for

The efficiency of large calibre armour piercing fin stabilised discarding sabot projectiles (APFDS) is primarily linked to their terminal ballistics performances. But other parameters, such as its accuracy and its yaw at the impact have also a large influence on the performance.

The M900 Depleted Uranium APFSDS-T [Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot - Tracer] cartridge is the primary anti-armor 105mm tank ammunition in service with the United States Army and...