Ammunition Comparison Chart
Here is a short list of definitions. For further information, please see the glossary page on this site.
- ADAM
- Area Denial Artillery Munition
- AP
- Armor Piercing
- APDS-T
- Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer
- APFSDS
- Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot
- APFSDS-T
- Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer
- APHE
- Armor Piercing High Explosive
- API-T
- Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer
- APSE-T
- Armor Piercing Secondary Effect-Tracer
- API
- Armor Piercing Incendiary
- APDU
- Amor Piercing Depleted Uranium
- BEEHIVE
- Shell filled with tiny killer flechettes
- BIO
- Biologically-filled shell, with a toxin, virus, or another singular or binary biological agent
- CHEM
- Chemically-filled shell, either with gas, nerve agent, or a binary agent
- FASCAM
- Field Artillery Scatterable Anti-tank Mine
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| Ammunition Type | Caliber range | Country | Weapons used in | Damage Radius | Range | Fuze Types | Weight | Special Characteristics | Muzzle Velocity |
| APFSDS | 120mm | U.S. | M1A1 M1A2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Used to penetrate enemy armor | n/a |
