Kinetic Energy Penetrator History

   Innovations in tank protective technology such as sloped armor and increasingly dense materials have made it increasingly difficult to destroy a tank using a traditional large-bore gun barrel. Kinetic energy penetrators were originally used in anti-aircraft guns by Germany in the Second World War to shoot down high altitude bombers. Their value in penetrating tank armor was noted, and armies around the world began developing better penetrators, finding that extremely dense metals were optimal because they could punch through armor at the highest speeds, ensuring the destruction of a target. Tungsten and depleted uranium became the primary sources of kinetic energy penetrator materials by the 1980s.
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