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A sequence of three photos showing the impact of an extended-range anti-armor munition warhead on an Army M-48 full-tracked combat tank target. The left photo shows the warhead seconds before impact. The self-forging fragment of the warhead, in the middle photo, is being fired into the engine by the built-in infrared sensor. The fragment, in the right photo, penetrates and immobilizes the engine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Otis Air National Guard Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Re More