Category: Ammo
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357 Magnum
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Armour-piercing ammunition
- Top: Solid-shot armour-piercing projectiles stuck in armour plate
- Next: Projectile penetration animation
- Gif: Perforated 110 mm (4.3 in) armour plate, penetrated by 105 mm (4.1 in) armour-piercing solid-shot projectile
- Bottom: Diagram of capped armour-piercing shell:
• 1. – Ballistic cap or armour-piercing cap
• 2. – Steel alloy kinetic energy penetrator
• 3. – Desensitized high explosive bursting charge
• 4. – Base-fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target)
• 5. – Bourrelet (front) and driving band (rear)Top left: Solid-shot armour-piercing projectiles stuck in armour plate Top right: Projectile penetration animation Lower left: Perforated 110 mm (4.3 in) armour plate, penetrated by 105 mm (4.1 in) armour-piercing solid-shot projectile Lower right: Diagram of capped armour-piercing shell: • 1. – Ballistic cap or armour-piercing cap • 2. – Steel alloy kinetic energy penetrator • 3. – Desensitized high explosive bursting charge • 4. – Base-fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) • 5. – Bourrelet (front) and driving band (rear)