UNDERSIZED-CALIBER PROJECTILE WITH DETACHABLE SABOT

摘要

An armor-piercing projectile comprising an undersized-caliber core arranged inside a detachable sabot or shoe, wherein a cavity is provided at the back of the core in which a gas generating composition, is seated. The base of the shoe is provided opposite this cavity with a calibrated orifice having a sectional area such as to allow hot gases from a powder charge to pass from the associated casing to ignite the discharge composition, while allowing the developed gas pressure from the composition to be used for effecting discharge.