Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour. [1] The first, major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warships and cause damage to their lightly armoured interiors.

Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic capped (APCBC) is a type of configuration for armour-piercing ammunition introduced in the 1930s to improve the armour-piercing capabilities of both naval and anti-tank guns.

2024年5月4日 · APC stands for Armor-Piercing Capped. It refers to ammunition specifically designed to penetrate armor, making it effective for military and tactical use. See 3,000+ New Gun Deals HERE

Since standard-pressure .45 ACP rounds are subsonic when fired from handguns and submachine guns, it is a useful caliber for suppressed weapons as it lacks the sonic boom inherent to supersonic rounds.

In War Thunder, APC is best used as a short-to-mid range round for combatting angled armour that regular AP rounds may not easily penetrate. APBC rounds utilise a ballistic cap, designed to improve aerodynamic performance and hence round performance at longer ranges.

This is the 75mm APC cannon round used in the U.S. M4 Sherman Tank. The Sherman was the main American battle tank during WWII. Classified as a medium tank it weighed 35 tons and was made in a number of variations with different cannon, this …

APC ("Armor Piercing Capped") shot consists of three parts: solid penetrator, piercing cap, and topped by a ballistic cap. The reason for these parts is, at high velocity, the hard steel penetrator would shatter against faced armor. If tipped with a soft steel piercing cap the impact shock is reduced keeping the round intact.

The G9 9mm 77gr APC Armor Piercing Cavitator is a high-performance ammunition designed for agency sales only, regulated by the ATF. This unique solid brass bullet is engineered to penetrate various barriers, including Level III-A body armor, with exceptional effectiveness.

2022年9月6日 · APC (Armour Piercing Capped) A full-calibre armour piercing round with a soft metal cap to keep the penetrator from shattering when impacting the target. APCBC (Armour Piercing Capped, Ballistic Capped)

2019年12月10日 · CCYOOPER, I believe yours is a navy 3" round, whereas the other is a 76mm army tank round....Yours has a nose fuse instead of a base fuse found on an APC ( armor-piercing capped) round....Bodes