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 ...

Key Point: It takes an advanced weapons industry to produce good tank ammunition. Tank ammunition is not easy to manufacture. Modern tanks require ammo that is made to withstand immense pressure while ...

China has a new multipurpose cannon (sy_wsh at lt.cjdby.net via Popular Science). The 127th Ordinance Research Institute’s news 125mm tank cannon is the world’ largest, with a barrel length over 7.5 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout the war, Russian tanks have repeatedly been documented using older APFSDS rounds. This video looks at the types of ...