### Question
How is the "armor-piercing ammunition" defined?


### Answer
The term **armor-piercing ammunition** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 7688* as follows -

> a center-fire cartridge the military designation of which includes the term "armor penetrator" or "armor-piercing", including a center-fire cartridge designated as armor-piercing incendiary (API) or armor-piercing incendiary-tracer (API–T)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 7688*
  - Heading: **Subtitle B-Army > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 773-DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL**

