Patent ID: 8561544

Claim:
A projectile comprising: (a) a subcaliber projectile core; and (b) a sabot provided as a guide sabot that has a drive element, wherein the drive element is in the form of a plate and is disposed to act on the projectile core at a rear end of the projectile core, and the guide sabot is an essentially cylindrical guide sabot disposed adjacent to the drive element, and the guide sabot comprises plastic that is a fiber-reinforced plastic, and the drive element is firmly incorporated in the guide sabot at a rear end of the projectile so that the guide sabot is formed integrally with the drive element, wherein the guide sabot has an outer wall in which at least two first weak points are provided, wherein the at least two first weak points are arranged and distributed uniformly over a circumference of the outer wall and extend in an axial direction, and the guide sabot has a rear wall that is adjacent to the drive element, and the rear wall extends radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the projectile and the rear wall is likewise provided with second weak points, wherein the second weak points of the rear wall are adjacent to the first weak points in the outer wall.