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sabot
(redirected from Sabot round)

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sabot
Austral a small sailing boat with a shortened bow

sabot [sa′bō]
(ordnance)
Lightweight carrier in which a subcaliber projectile is centered to permit firing the projectile in the larger-caliber weapon; the sabot diameter fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired.


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In parallel with the development of the MLG 27 the German firm developed a 27 x 145 mm frangible, armour piercing, discarding sabot round for naval use.
Thunderbolt's XM291 main gun is backed by an autoloader that handles both HEAT and SABOT rounds.
The armour-piercing, fin-stabilised discarding sabot round can penetrate most tank armour at a range of two kilometres.
 
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