<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sabots</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ammunition components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ammunition sabot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ammunition sabots</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sabot</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Structural devices that are lightweight carriers into which a subcaliber projectile is centered to permit firing the projectile in a larger caliber weapon. The sabot fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired and is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle. ]]></note></mads>