It uses a reduced caliber, heavy metal (tungsten) .30 inch diameter penetrator wrapped in a plastic sabot of .50 inch diameter, and the .308 SLAP round was a .223 inch diameter penetrator core within the .308 inch plastic sabot.

The .50 BMG (.50 Browning Machine Gun), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., [1] is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921.

Features: .50 caliber SLAP ammunition was developed by the Marine Corps during the mid/late 1980s and was approved for service use in 1990 during Operation Desert Storm. It uses a reduced caliber, heavy metal (tungsten) .30 inch diameter penetrator wrapped in a "plastic" sabot or "shoe" of .50 inch diameter.

It is fired from the M2 machine gun and modern tanks, and is mainly used in anti-armor roles against APCs and helicopters. It is also compatible with the M2 machine gun on the Bushmaster and can safely be used in unmodified machine guns.

Used by M2HB machine gun. The SLAP is used in combat against current and future light armored targets and Armored Attack Helicopters (AAHs). The M903 offers the capability to defeat these targets at ranges two to three times that of currently available ammunition. Armor Penetration. 500 meters: 1.34 in (34 mm) 1,200 meters: 0.91 in (23 mm)

Take your firepower to the next level with M903.50 BMG Saboted Light Armor Penetrator (SLAP) ammunition, a powerhouse round engineered for the M2 machine gun. Developed by the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-1980s and produced by Winchester Cartridge Company and Olin Manufacturing, this round is designed to significantly enhance the effectiveness ...

The M903 SLAP (Saboted Light Armor Penetrator) is a US-developed armour piercing discarding sabot (APDS) 12.7×99 (50 Browning Machine Gun - BMG) round. The M903 SLAP comprises a brass percussion-primed cartridge case, a 17.8-18.5 g (275-285 grain) load of WC 856 propellant and APDS assembly, which is thought to weight ≈26.9 g (≈415 gr).

2000年3月1日 · The U.S. military alone has over 25 variations of the fifty caliber that are known. The variations range from the M858 plastic tracer to the M903 tungston Armor Penetrator called the SLAP round .

mil-c-70663a, military specification: cartridge, caliber .50 slap ball and tracer (saboted light armor penetrator) - m903 and m962 (06-feb-1991) [s/s by mil-dtl-70663c (controlled distribution)]

2011年7月7日 · Features: .50 caliber SLAP ammunition was developed by the Marine Corps during the mid/late 1980s and was approved for service use in 1990 during Operation Desert Storm. It uses a reduced caliber,...