This video explains the firepower of modern tanks and how their main ammunition types work in combat. It breaks down APFSDS, HEAT, ATGMs, HE and HESH, showing what each round was meant to defeat and ...

Russians were shown with the modern 3BM60 APFSDS round in Ukraine. The footage and photos compared it with the older 3BM42 Mango and suggested a real shift in tank ammunition. The source says the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key Point: Not just any country can make decent tank shells. These countries, however, know what they are doing. Tank ammunition is not easy to manufacture. Modern tanks require ammo that is made to ...

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 ...

The tank’s most powerful weapon is its main armament, the 120mm HV gun, but a high velocity cannon is not a very effective weapon for close-in urban combat. Current low-profile tank hulls, and ...

In a first, the Army has accorded project sanction order to OshoCorp Global for development and supply of specialised ammunition for its T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks. The 125mm APFSDS (Armour ...

Your browser does not support the video element. A recent video from FUNKER530 shows POV footage of M1A1 Abrams tanks firing from their main turrets and .50 caliber ...

Defeating advanced anti-armour rounds with active protection systems (APSs) would mark a step change in vehicle defences, but such technology must still overcome notable hurdles. Rafael Advanced ...