From:	Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject:	Re: APDS Ammo
Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 1997 23:03:43 -0400

> Five, which is what the British Army does today for its 120mm rifled
> tank gun: put a slipping driving band on the sabot. It skids over the
> rifling rather than engaging in it, and so only a very slight spin
> (which helps the sabot to discard cleanly) is imparted to the
> projectile.

*That* was it. I knew I'd heard about something like that. Thank you.

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