XM1301 HEDPFS

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The XM1301 high-explosive dual-purpose fin-stabilized (HEDPFS) slug is an shotgun load used by the . The shell is entirely metallic and houses a fin-stabilized slug with a high-explosive dual-purpose warhead. The XM1301 HEDPFS is designed to be shot out of smoothbore barrels, and the fins stabilize the projectile in flight like how fletching stabilizes an arrow, allowing the slug to accurately hit man-sized targets up to 400 meters away from the shooter. The slug possesses a fuze at the tip, which on impact, triggers its internal shaped charge to blast fragments into the target.
Category:Weapons