![Why do we use 120 mm guns if the sabot is nowhere near that diameter? Why not use a small diameter barrel just a little bigger than the dart and just neck Why do we use 120 mm guns if the sabot is nowhere near that diameter? Why not use a small diameter barrel just a little bigger than the dart and just neck](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2ac1653a481c803392c4e8221d2e8784.webp)
Why do we use 120 mm guns if the sabot is nowhere near that diameter? Why not use a small diameter barrel just a little bigger than the dart and just neck
![An ammunition specialist carries a 105mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M-1 Abrams main battle tank, during Operation Desert Shield - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search An ammunition specialist carries a 105mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M-1 Abrams main battle tank, during Operation Desert Shield - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1992/04/01/an-ammunition-specialist-carries-a-105mm-armor-piercing-discarding-sabot-round-430fe1-1024.jpg)
An ammunition specialist carries a 105mm armor-piercing, discarding sabot round, to be used in an M-1 Abrams main battle tank, during Operation Desert Shield - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search
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![Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M18 – International Military Antiques Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M18 – International Military Antiques](https://www.ima-usa.com/cdn/shop/products/ONSV6503__1A_1024x1024.jpg?v=1595635061)
Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M18 – International Military Antiques
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![What happens inside the tank when hit by a sabot round? Will the crew die instantly due to impalement? - Quora What happens inside the tank when hit by a sabot round? Will the crew die instantly due to impalement? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-00ca42ed748dd4f6966eaafd8530fb50.webp)
What happens inside the tank when hit by a sabot round? Will the crew die instantly due to impalement? - Quora
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![A Swedish soldier carries a Sabot ammo round during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 5, 2018 [4680x3120] : r/MilitaryPorn A Swedish soldier carries a Sabot ammo round during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 5, 2018 [4680x3120] : r/MilitaryPorn](https://i.redd.it/qm0gvz17ioc11.jpg)