armor-piercing shell

armor-piercing shell is a shell or weapon type.

Also recorded as AP shell.

Overview

Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Armour-piercing ammunition”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q868534: armor-piercing shell
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