Armor-piercing fragmentation subcaliber projectile

A perforating fragmentation non-explosive charge containing subcaliber projectile having a body made of a dense material, a head adjacent a front part of the body, and a transmission element for transmitting axial thrust interposed between the body and the head, wherein

• the body comprises a block of dense material and a frustoconical axial bore, an open end of the axial bore being aligned with a front face of the front part of the body, the body having at least one area of less resistance established transversely to the longitudinal axis of the body,
• the transmission element comprises a tail extending axially from a rear face of the head into the axial bore and having at least one frustoconical support engaging the axial bore of the body so as to leave a space between the rear face of the head and the front face, said at least one frustoconical support being located substantially in a transverse plane of the at least one area of less resistance, and
• the body and the head are immobilized by the at least one frustoconical support of the tail engaging the bore, whereby upon impact, a relative axial displacement of the body due to said space causes said at least one frustoconical support to exert a radial force on the body thereby causing multiple fragmentation of the body.