Armor-piercing projectiles siv qhov nyuaj thiab cov duab ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob ntxiv rau lub zog kinetic xa los ntawm tus nqi thaum tua kom nkag mus rau saum npoo kom ua tiav cov txiaj ntsig kev puas tsuaj thaum sib cuag nrog lub hom phiaj nyuaj. Ntxiv nrog rau kev siv los tiv thaiv cov tank, cov phom phom phom tuaj yeem siv los tiv thaiv lwm lub hom phiaj los yog siv rau cov foob pob los tua cov cuab yeej tiv thaiv ntawm kev ua rog.
Cov duab ntawm cov armor-piercing projectile warheads yog ib qho yooj yim tapered streamline duab, uas tsis zoo siv nyob rau hauv ntau yam. Tom qab ntawd, raws li qhov kev ncua deb tau nce ntxiv, cov duab yooj yim streamlined tsis tuaj yeem lav qhov raug tua ntawm lub taub hau. Txhawm rau kom ruaj khov ntawm lub taub hau, Rau cov ballistics, ib tug tungsten pas nrig yog siv los ua ib tug hood, uas yog siv nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej kawg ntawm lub warhead kom muaj ntau lub sij hawm ntawm nkag mus rau lub armor.
