Tungsten Alloy APFSDS for Type 99 Main Battle Tank

Tungsten alloy armor piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) is a type of ammunition which, like a bullet, does not contain explosives and uses kinetic energy to penetrate the target. Tungsten alloy APFSDS is adopted by Type 99 main battle tank.

The Type 99 main battle tank, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G (in turn, a development of the Type 98), is a third generation main battle tank (MBT) fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks. It is currently the most advanced MBT fielded by China. The Type 99 main battle tank is a successor to the Type 98G tank manufactured for the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

The 3rd generation kinetic energy armour-piercing ammunition for the 125mm tank gun is the tungsten alloy APFSDS round with a 30:1 length/calibre tungsten alloy penetrator and is claimed to be capable of penetrating 860mm steel armor at a distance of 2,000m.



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