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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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