Saboted light armor penetrator

The saboted light armor penetrator (SLAP) family of firearm ammunition is designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition. In the US it was developed by the Marine Corps during the mid/late 1980s and was approved for service use in 1990 during Operation Desert Storm. It uses a reduced caliber, heavy metal (usually tungsten), thinner (e.g. .30 inch diameter) penetrator wrapped in a light, plastic sabot of greater diameter (in this example, .50 inch); the .308 SLAP round was a .223 inch diameter penetrator core within a .308 inch plastic sabot. It can penetrate light tanks and vehicles.

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