The M829 is an American armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) kinetic energy penetrator tank round. Modeling was done at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, [1] which was incorporated into the Army Research Laboratory in 1992.

Aug 22, 2019 · The M829E4 120 mm cartridge is a line-of-sight kinetic energy cartridge designed for the Abrams main battle tank. It is the materiel solution for the Abrams’ lethality capability gap against threat vehicles equipped with 3rd Generation Explosive Reactive Armor.

The M829 is an American Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) tank round designed specifically for the 120 mm M256 main gun on the M1A1 and M1A2 main battle tanks.

Aug 22, 2019 · The M829A4 120 mm cartridge is a line-of-sight kinetic energy cartridge designed for the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 (SEPv3) Main Battle Tank (MBT).

Apr 21, 2014 · The M829E4 utilizes an updated blend of propellant to maintain consistent muzzle velocities across operational temperatures from extreme cold (-25 F) through extreme hot (145 F).

The M829E4 cartridge is an unguided, direct fire, platform-delivered Line of Sight (LOS) munition that will provide fast response lethality to rapidly destroy threat targets with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) and Active Protection Systems (APS) in …

Army intends the M829E4 to provide enhanced lethality beyond • The flight projectile includes a low-drag fin with a tracer, its predecessor, the M829A3, and will enhance the Joint Forces windshield, and tip assembly.

The M829E4 is called the Advanced Kinetic Energy round, and belongs to a class known as APFSDS-T: Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer. As the picture shows, the shell casing releases a penetrator sabot dart, which flies at extreme velocity to punch through enemy tank armor.

Apr 22, 2014 · The US Army has successfully test fired of the first fifth-generation tank cartridge M829E4 from an Abrams main battle tank (MBT) at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, US.

The M829E4 equips ABCT commanders with a unique capability which will increase the ABCT's lethality and ability to seize the initiative during unified land operations.