What does PENT stand for?

Penetrators

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Samples in periodicals archive:

General Ray Odierno said Iraqi security forces in recent weeks have seized several "very large" caches of Iranian-made rockets and munitions known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, capable of piercing U.

Iran-Iraq

He expressed particular concern that Tehran might step up its shipments of explosively formed penetrators, powerful roadside bombs capable of punching through even the strongest armour.

Momentum in Afghanistan is with Taliban: US

Use of the armor-piercing explosives -- known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs -- has dwindled sharply in recent months, said Army Lt.

U.S.: Iran quits sending Iraq bombs

Of particular concern to US military commanders are explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), which the Pentagon says are being made in Iran and shipped to Shi'ite militants in Iraq, where they are used to deadly effect against US forces trying to subdue extremist elements and bolster the Maliki government.

US Charges & Warnings

US military officials have been saying for months that Iran, Iraq's Shi'ite neighbor to the east, has been supplying the bombs, known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, to Shi'ite militias in Iraq, despite strong denials by Tehran.

ARAB-US RELATIONS - Jan 20 - Attacks With Iranian-Made Bombs Fall Off ...

Turkey Turkey bought 22,920 120 mm M833 and 85,451 105mm M774 APFSDS-T DU penetrators from the US in the early 1990s.

Depleted uranium: the facts

Senior US officials said the deadly roadside weapons - known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs - had been used to kill more than 170 American troops.

U.S ACCUSE IRAN OVER IRAO ARMS; Weapons 'killed 170'

However, mountain caves and deep bunker targets support the continued development of penetrators.

Heavy-handed accuracy: the accurate delivery of aerial bombs has ...