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The author mentions the pyrophoric effect of uranium. Whatever that means.
mens that penetrator's residuals would ignite after hit. In case of penetration, that's nasty for crew, and the ammo can ignite if they're unlucky. That further means the AP projectile doesn't have to carry any incendiary material, making simpler the design production of the projectile.pyrophoric effect
, AP is not German terminology this in regards to 2cm, 3cm and larger AC calibers.
Not if they want to keep it secret. For example U.S. nuclear weapons were called "Manhatten Project" rather then "Atomic Bomb".
Riacrato german AP, APC and APCBC of 20mm or greater had explosive filler so the right name is APHE, APCHE and APCBCHE but commonly HE is omitted.
Then this would be an even easier explanation for the sprecial explosive effect wouldn't it?
I'd go this route as you don't need to score a bullseye with an AB250 container. The submunitions cover a significant size area.