Saboted Light Armor Penetrator (SLAP), M903
Used by M2HB machine gun. The SLAP is used in combat against current andfuture light armored targets and Armored Attack Helicopters(AAHs). The M903 offers the capability to defeat these targets at rangestwo to three times that of currently available ammunition.
Armor Penetration.
500 meters: 1.34 in (34 mm)
1,200 meters: 0.91 in (23 mm)
Projectile diameter: 0.30 inches (7.7 mm)
The cartridge consists of a heavy metal (tungsten) penetrator that issabot-launched at a much higher velocity than standard rounds.The sabot, which is designed to break up at the muzzle to release thepenetrator, must also survive the gun environment until launch.It is injection molded of special high strength plastic and isreinforced with an aluminum insert in the base section.The cartridge is identified by an amber sabot (Ultem 1000).
Type Classification: STD. Type Classification Date: 31-MAR-1993
Unit cost: $8.87 (Fiscal Year 2005)
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