armor-piercing
1Armor-piercing shot and shell — [ thumb|right|250px|Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front)… …
2armor-piercing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : capable of or used for piercing armor used especially of rifle bullets, artillery projectiles, and antitank grenades * * * /ahr meuhr pear sing/, adj. (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for… …
3armor-piercing — /ahr meuhr pear sing/, adj. (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor. [1895 1900] * * * …
4armor-piercing — adjective Referring to devices (typically munitions) intended to pierce armor Syn: AP …
5armor piercing — able to penetrate armor …
6armor piercing bullet — shell capable of piercing protective armor plating …
7armor piercing ammunition — ammunition that can penetrate armor …
8armor piercing bomb — bomb that can penetrate armor …
9armor piercing shell — shell that can penetrate armor …
10High Explosive Incendiary/Armor Piercing Ammunition — (HEIAP) is a form of shell which combines both an armour piercing capability and a high explosive effect. In this respect it is a modern version of armour piercing shell. The ammunition may also be called Semi armor piercing high explosive… …