A kinetic energy penetrator (also known as a KE weapon)'s a type of ammunition which, like a bullet, doesn't contain explosives and uses kinetic energy to penetrate the target. The term can apply to any type of armour-piercing shot but typically refers to a modern type of armour piercing weapon, the armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), a type of long-rod penetrator (LRP), and not to small arms bullets. The opposite technique to KE-penetrators uses chemical energy penetrat… (More on Ke-penetrator)