Rheinmetall Rh-120
Ammunition Table
Kinetic energy projectiles Chemical energy projectiles * -T designation refers to the round containing a tracer element. ** Projectile mass refers to the weight of only the round, not including the propellant charge

Rheinmetall Rh-120

Section Title: Ammunition Table
Table Section Text: Kinetic energy projectiles Chemical energy projectiles * -T designation refers to the round containing a tracer element. ** Projectile mass refers to the weight of only the round, not including the propellant charge

Ammunition	Origin	Type*	Penetrator material	Muzzle velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)**	RHA penetration (mm)	Notes

M829	United States	APFSDS-T	Depleted uranium	1700	7	540	Penetration data from Jane's

M829A1	United States	APFSDS-T	Depleted uranium	1575	4.6	Nicknamed the "Silver Bullet" by tank crews

M829A2	United States	APFSDS-T	Depleted uranium	1675	9

M829A3	United States	APFSDS-T	Depleted uranium	1555	10	Nicknamed the "super-sabot"

DM23	West Germany	APFSDS-T	Tungsten	1650	7.22

Sentence(s)

The United States developed a kinetic energy penetrator in the form of an Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot (APFSDS) round, using depleted uranium (DU) which was designated as the M829.

final_sentence: The United States developed a kinetic energy penetrator in the form of an Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot (APFSDS) round, using depleted uranium (DU) which was designated as the M829.