"Report on new armour piercing shells used by the German army
- The use of so called "thermite" armour piercing shells by the German army has not yet been confirmed.German press made a mention of an alleged patent for an incendiary thermite shell, but such a shell should be made with an Elektron alloy hull, which is completely unsuitable for armour penetrating shells. The objective of this message was disinformation.
- The presence of subcaliber armour piercing shot (similar to those made by the French Komissan factory) was discovered during combat.The shot consists of a body, a tungsten core, and a ballistic cap. The cap can be made from either plastic or from a light metal.Captured documents show that when an armour piercing shot with a cap made from a light metal (Elektron) hits a target, a flash of light can be seen.This message was not checked or verified.
Assistant Chief of the 1st Department, 2nd Directorate, Military Engineer 3rd Class, Krutik
_ April 1942