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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 it's energy directly into the target, causing massive trauma and kinetic energy damage. The downside of AP rounds is that they perform poorly against [[energy shielding]]. | 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 it's energy directly into the target, causing massive trauma and kinetic energy damage. The downside of AP rounds is that they perform poorly against [[energy shielding]]. | ||
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