M546 APERS-T 105mm shell
Fuse
set before firing
8,000
‘fléchette’
Tank or field
gun fires shell
Shell bursts
when timed fuse
detonates
Fléchettes
spread out
in a cone
One of the 8,000 steel fléchettes
About 25mm long
Long body
loses rigidity on impact
Fins
help level flight
On entering
a victim
Body bends
into a hook
Fin often breaks
away causing a
second wound
One of the 8,000 steel fléchettes
About 25mm long
M546 APERS-T 105mm shell
Long body
loses rigidity on impact
Fuse
set before firing
8,000
‘fléchette’
Fins
help level flight
Tank or field
gun fires shell
Shell bursts
when timed fuse
detonates
Fléchettes
spread out
in a cone
On entering
a victim
Body bends
into a hook
Fin often breaks
away causing a
second wound