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From: "I. M. Legion" <legion@***.SC.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: DS rounds...
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 07:59:39 -0700
> I don't know if this has been asked before but, do the Discarding Sabot
> round spin? I was talking to a history major on our floor that just
> happens to be into military stuff and this was brought up.

In general, the DS round is also FS (Fin Stabilized), which means no spin.
Of course this could be an incorrect assumption for small arms, like 7.62
or .30.30.

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