armour-piercing discarding sabot

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 combination of a lighter sub-caliber projectile with a full-caliber propellant charge allows for an increase in muzzle velocity compared to full-caliber rounds, giving the round increased armor-penetration performance. To further enhance their armor-penetration capabilities, APDS rounds typically feature a hardened core made from tungsten or another hard, dense material.

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APDS; Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot
ammunition, 

armour-piercing high explosive, weapon functional class, 

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Frameless

Labelled Mark 244 Mod 0 APDS round for the 20×102 caliber

An ammunition specialist carries a 105mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M-1 Abrams main battle tank, during Desert Shield.

Rheinmetall's 30x173 mm APFSDS-T and TPFDS-T ammunition

Tank ammunition (52222182839) (cropped)

Munster 2022 -Panzermuseum- by-RaBoe 123

Munster 2022 -Panzermuseum- by-RaBoe 123 1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Labelled Mark 244 Mod 0 APDS round for the 20×102 caliber		Commons
commons	image		An ammunition specialist carries a 105mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M-1 Abrams main battle tank, during Desert Shield.		Commons
commons	image		Rheinmetall's 30x173 mm APFSDS-T and TPFDS-T ammunition		Commons
commons	image		Tank ammunition (52222182839) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Munster 2022 -Panzermuseum- by-RaBoe 123		Commons
commons	image		Munster 2022 -Panzermuseum- by-RaBoe 123 1		Commons