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You have HEAT rounds, which are shaped charges that dump extremely hot material into the tank throught a small hole, the Brits call it brewing up, they say the tank looks like a teapot that boiled over.
DU rounds, in the form of 30mm shells or a large 38lb dart-like device will go through just about anything. They are kinetic weapons and depend on the energy exerted by thier speed to do the damage. If you have ever seen a window shot with a BB gun you can see the effect of "spalling". Tiny hole on one side, big amount of material gone on the other, this is what happens with the DU. The hole may on be an inch or so across on the outside, but on the inside, pounds and pounds of material broke loose and continued flying at 3000fps. Anyone inside generally gets vaporized.
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