A sub-caliber round is a round the diameter of which is inferior to the barrel diameter. An expendable sabot is used to expand the diameter to the full barrel width of the firing gun.
Earlier this year, Rosoboronexport, Russia's arms export agency and part of the state-owned Rostec defense corporation, began producing 3VBM17 'Mango' rounds with armor-piercing sub-caliber shells in India.
Rosoboronexport, Russia’s defense-export agency and part of state-owned Rostec defense corporation, has arranged for the production in India of 3VBM17 ‘Mango’ rounds with armor-piercing sub-caliber shells.
Its caliber is standard for NATO, 105 mm. AMX – 10RC ammunition consists of 38 unitary shells, which can be high-explosive fragmentation, high-velocity and feathered cumulative sub-caliber.
The recent test, which was the latest for the US Army's XM1155 sub-caliber program, is particularly pertinent because of the arms buying spree sparked by NATO countries sending arms to Ukraine to battle the Russian invasion now in its second year.
The sabot round is a form of ammunition used by tanks for armored warfare ...120 mm M829A2 round ... The purpose of the sabot round is to provide a structure that fills the entire bore area between a sub-caliber flight projectile and its barrel.
