The Sabot is a non-explosive tank round that consists of a narrow metal rod made of depleted uranium that penetrates armor then explodes into a spray of metal fragments.
“It liquefies everything inside,” said the soldier in the video below. “You can technically come in with a hose and hose out the enemy tank crew. It just annihilates human matter.”
Firing the Sabot round:
The Sabot round is outfitted with a shell to stabilize the rod inside the barrel. Once it’s fired, the shell breaks away as the round zooms to its target at 3,500 mph.
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Enemies have no chance of survival; the Sabot round turns them into a fine mist.
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Here’s how the U.S. military used the Sabot round against suicide bombers in Baghdad to great effect.
Watch:
Video: American Heroes Channel, YouTube