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Approved Tech Tenloss Corporation's DSFSAPR

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Intent: To create a unique mass driver/railgun ammunition made by Tenloss to be used for military weaponry.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Tenloss Corporation
Model: DSFSAPR - Discarding Sabot, Fin Stabilized, Armor-Piercing Rod
Affiliation: Tenloss Corporation, Open Market (IC contract only, unless used/included in another submission)
Modularity: The round is available for a few cannon calibers and the sabot can be modified, in production only, to fit most cannon barrels.
Production: Mass
Material: Tungsten Carbide rod, Alusteel stabilizer fins.
Description:

As tank on tank warfare started to become a distinct possibility and the realization that most, if not all, of the warring factions relied on energy weapons to arm themselves, it was determined by Tenloss that a weapon capable of using kinetic energy to penetrate the anti-blaster armor and ray shields used on most modern vehicles was desperately needed on the market.

The answer was the Discarding Sabot, Fin Stabilized, Armor-Piercing Rod, or DSFSAPR for short. The anti-tank round is used solely for magnetic acceleration cannons, mass drivers, and railguns of cannon sized caliber. The DSFSAPR is essentiallly a Tungsten Carbide rod fitted with alusteel stabilizer fins surrounded by a sabot that helps the rod remain centralized in the barrel during firing.

After firing, the sabot is discarded and the alusteel stabilizer fins take over. The fins are set at a slightly canted angle to permit the rod to spin in flight. This helps the rod maintain accuracy and trajectory over long distances, enhancing combat effectiveness. On impact, the full kinetic energy of the weapon is brought down on the small, centralized tip of the tungsten carbide rod. This sheer amount of force placed on a small amount of surface area allows the rod to penetrate most known armor thicknesses that have been used in testing. The impact is also heavy enough that immense heat has been recorded and, in close to medium ranged shots, the rod has been known to melt the armor around the impact and cause flammable materials within relative proximity of the impact site, on both sides of the armor, to combust.

The AT round isn't without its downsides, though. The weapon has difficulty penetrating sloped armor of thicknesses found on heavy or super heavy tanks, though a solid hit will more than likely penetrate. At longer ranges, the rod sees less penetration power, often glancing off of armor it would have punched through at closer ranges. Also, this type of ammunition can only be fired from appropriately powered and modified railguns or mass drivers as the sabot can, with some cannon types, damage or destroy receptors, sensors, and other internal components when fired as the sabot brushes the inner wall of the cannon. Lastly, the weapon is not available or usable in space as the rod cannot pierce starship grade armor.

Classification: Anti-Tank
Size: Anti-Tank Cannon Ammunition
Status: Military, Legal
Length: 800mm (Tungsten Carbide Rod)
Weight: 11kg
Ammunition Type: Anti-Tank
Ammunition Capacity: 1 shot, 1 shell
Effective Range: Dependent on the cannon. However, the DSFSAPR still sees armor penetration effectiveness at and around 6,000m ranges.
 
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