KNDS's Nexter announced in a press release on 29 February that it had qualified its Shard 120 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) tank ammunition in late 2023 and that it is ...

April 9, 2014: India has ordered 66,000 Russian 3VBM17 APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot) shells for the 125mm guns on their T-90 tanks. Each of these shells will cost $6,556. The ...

Nexter Munitions is in the final stages of developing a new 120 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot (APFSDS) round called the 120 Shard, the company announced on 9 March. Designed to be ...

January 11, 2015: Poland has ordered 13,000 120mm APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot, for smooth bore guns) tank gun shells from a local manufacturer for delivery by 2017. These ...

Tank ammunition is not easy to manufacture. Modern tanks require ammo that is made to withstand immense pressure while also maintaining very high accuracy. This presents challenges for all types of ...

For centuries, rifled barrels ruled the battlefield, but modern tanks use smoothbore guns, technology once considered ...

Key Point: Excellent tank ammunition requires an advanced weapons industry. Tank ammunition is not easy to manufacture. Modern tanks require ammo that is made to withstand immense pressure while also ...

Russian armour-piercing tank ammunition has improved but it still lacks the punch of Western rivals. According to Tehnodinamika, Svinets-2 and Mango-M each have 30% better penetration than standard ...

China recently revealed the world’s most powerful armor-piercing 120mm/125mm canon Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer report over at Popular Science. According to the 127th Ordinance Institute of the Central ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While new tanks like the Russian Armata and Turkish Altay are taking ...