Tanks. Being tanks. - (Im reposting this because I found a better photo) The M829 is an American Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot tank round designed specifically for the M256 120mm L/44 smoothbore
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Future Firearms Ammunition Technology 004: Flechettes – Why Fire Bullets, When You Can Fire Darts? -The Firearm Blog
Is it conceivable that the discarding sabot of an armor piercing shell could strike a soldier as it seperates from the penetrator? Has this ever happened? - Quora
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