does anyone know when sabot rounds were first used in ww2,and which guns these were available too,cheers.
Check this web site to see if it helps. BBC - WW2 People's War - Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot This site also talks about sabots for hand held weapons. http://www.cruffler.com/trivia-May00.html Hope these are what you are looking for.
I have a 3" Brooke's rifle sabot round sitting on my desk, about 16 pounds. It was used in our Civil War 1861-65, so they must have been in wide spread use at the beginning of WW2. Are you thinking of a "discarding sabot", intended to separate from a smaller core common in current use? My sabot was permanent and made of brass, to make a gas check and engage the rifling more precisely. I had a marvelous lunch in Torquay many years ago, beautiful country. GB
I often wondered why the Germans didn't use discarding sabot rounds. It seems that the combination of inaccuracy in early versions, and the shortage of tungsten, might answer my question. Additionally, I wonder about discarding sabots in combination with muzzle brakes, as it might be possible that any sabot could get tangled up in the brake.
