What is the work and purpose of the sabot in the tank munitions… doesn't it add more weight and slow down the projectile? - Quora
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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