- armour-piercing incendiary shell
- бронебойно-зажигательный снаряд
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
Armour-piercing discarding sabot — A Phalanx Mk149 APDS discarding its sabot and petals Armour piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of kinetic energy projectile fired from a gun to attack armoured targets. APDS rounds are sabot rounds and were commonly used in large calibre… … Wikipedia
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