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High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition (HEIAP) is a form of shell which combines armor-piercing capability and a high-explosive effect. In this respect it is a modern version of an armor-piercing shell.
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In warfare, high-explosive incendiary ( HEI) is a type of ammunition specially designed to impart energy and therefore damage to its target in one or both of two ways: via a high-explosive charge and/or via its incendiary (fire-causing) effects. Each round has both capabilities.
Explosive rounds as small as 12.7 x 82 mm and 13 x 64 mm have been used on aircraft and armoured vehicles, but their small explosive yields have led some nations to limit their explosive rounds to 20mm (.78 in) or larger. International Law precludes the use of explosive ammunition for use against individual persons, but not against vehicles and ...
- Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is an old favorite and still packs a mighty punch. Relative effectiveness: 1 (obviously) Trinitrotoluene, TNT for short, is one of the best-known explosives in the world.
- Dynamite is still one of the most potent explosives around. Relative effectiveness: 2.5. Dynamite was one of the safest, and most potent, high explosives ever developed.
- Royal Demolition Explosive (RDX) really packs a punch too. Relative effectiveness: 1.6. RDX, formally cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, and also called cyclonite, hexogen, or T4, is another of the world’s most potent explosives.
- Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is another incredibly potent explosive. Relative effectiveness: 1.66. PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, to give it its full name, is yet another of the world’s most powerful high explosives.
Jul 7, 2011 · The Raufoss Multipurpose (armor-piercing, explosive, incendiary) Ammunition is the crown jewel of .50 caliber sniper ammunition.
The term ‘exploding bullet’ is commonly used to describe ammunition with an explosive or a high-explosive-incendiary filling, often fired from a rifle.
