High explosive ammunition

High explosive ammunition, or simply HE ammunition, is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor through the use of explosive material.

Overview

A HE ammunition is an explosive compound that is added or mixed in with the standard type of gunpowder. After the bullet has been fired from the weapon and has hit a target, the compounds inside the round will ignite, thereby offering a potentially larger entry wound, a deeper impact wound, and a dangerous exit wound. The rounds are therefore useful for placing exact shots at the more vulnerable parts of the body, namely the head and torso.

HE ammunition are effective in both anti-matériel and anti-armor purposes, capable of cutting through both flesh and alloy with ease. It is most often used in anti-vehicle weapons, where its explosive capabilities renders it particularly effective against alloy steel. HE ammunitions are also available as small arms, such as the M225 Semi-Armor-Piercing High-Explosive which is used in the M6 series of sidearms.

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
• Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
• Halo: The Flood
• Halo: First Strike
• Halo Graphic Novel
• Halo 3
• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
• Halo: Reach
• Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops
• Halo: Spartan Assault

See also

• Armor piercing round