Poland has signed a 150-million Polish złoty ($39.9 million) contract to acquire thousands of 120mm tank rounds from Mesko, a subsidiary of state-owned PGZ.
Each 7.3-kilogram (16-pound) Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot Tracer (APFSDS-T) munition, with a propellant charge of 8.4 kilograms (18.5 pounds), is designed to pierce heavily armored targets.
The rounds feature a GUW-7-120 electric primer for reliable ignition that achieves a muzzle velocity of around 1,670 meters (5,479 feet) per second. They were designed to be fired from the Rheinmetall Rh-120/L44 tank gun mounted on the Leopard 2 main battle tank operated by the Polish military.
In addition, the Polish-made ammo reportedly has potential compatibility with the M256 gun used on the M1 Abrams tank, also in service with the armed forces.