Tank Shells (Hansard, 31 January 1994)

HC Deb 31 January 1994 vol 236 c553W 553W

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what date British tank regiments were supplied with shells fitted with fin stabilised discarding sabots.

§ Mr. Hanley
The Army was first supplied with armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot rounds in January 1982. The rounds are stored centrally, and issued to individual tank regiments only when they deploy on operations.