105mm M2 Sabot
Found another oddity while rummaging around in the encylopedia.
The US 105mm M2 howitzer (availability March 1940 - April 1942) and the 105mm M3 howitzer (availability March 1940 - June 1942) have Sabot ammunition. However, while looking around in various sources (especially Technical Manual 9-1901 - Artillery Ammunition, 1944) there is no mention about any penetrator except the HEAT rounds.
The later M2's and M3's have HEAT ammunition, so I guess this might be an error.
Edit: I also see that the M7 105mm HMC (April 1942 - December 1946) has BOTH Sabot and HEAT ammunition. So what is the Sabot ammunition meant to represent ?
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