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'''Armor piercing rounds''', colloquially known as '''AP rounds''', are the type of ammo used in most small arms weapons used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', Prologue, ''page ??''</ref> | '''Armor piercing rounds''', colloquially known as '''AP rounds''', are the type of ammo used in most small arms weapons used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "Prologue", ''page ??''</ref> | ||
Armor piercing rounds are used to penetrate hardened, armored targets such as ballistic vests, vehicle armor, concrete, tanks, and other defenses, depending on the caliber of the round. AP rounds are tipped with a hard metallic cap. The cap can be made from tungsten, steel, a carbide of some sort, or even depleted uranium. This allows the bullet to pierce through [[armor]], as the projectile stays intact because the tip of the round does not deform enough to slow it down dramatically. Armor piercing ammunition is designed to dump almost all of its energy directly into the target, causing massive trauma and kinetic energy damage. | Armor piercing rounds are used to penetrate hardened, armored targets such as ballistic vests, vehicle armor, concrete, tanks, and other defenses, depending on the caliber of the round. AP rounds are tipped with a hard metallic cap. The cap can be made from tungsten, steel, a carbide of some sort, or even depleted uranium. This allows the bullet to pierce through [[armor]], as the projectile stays intact because the tip of the round does not deform enough to slow it down dramatically. Armor piercing ammunition is designed to dump almost all of its energy directly into the target, causing massive trauma and kinetic energy damage. | ||