105×617mmR
Appearance
105×617R | |
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Type | Tank gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1959–present |
Used by | Western Bloc and others |
Production history | |
Designer | RARDE Fort Halstead |
Designed | 1950s |
Specifications | |
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck |
Bullet diameter | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Shoulder diameter | 129 mm (5.1 in) |
Base diameter | 137 mm (5.4 in) |
Rim diameter | 147 mm (5.8 in) |
Case length | 607–617 mm (23.9–24.3 in) |
The 105×617mm (4.1 inch), also known as 105×617mmR, is a common, NATO-standard, tank gun cartridge used in 105 mm guns such as those derived from the Royal Ordnance L7.
The 105×617mmR cartridge was originally developed from the 84 mm (3.3 in) calibre Ordnance QF 20-pounder 84 × 618R cartridge as part of the development of the L7 105 mm rifled gun.
Ammunition
[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2021) |
Armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS)
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Penetrator material | Propellant type & weight | Chamber pressure | Muzzle velocity | Velocity drop | Sub-projectile weight without sabot / with sabot | Perforation at normal and oblique incidences | Notes |
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L22[1] | United Kingdom | 1950s | Tungsten carbide | |||||||
L28A1 | United Kingdom | 1959 | Tungsten carbide (core) and Tungsten alloy cap | 5.598 kg of NQ/M 044 | 310 MPa | 1478 m/s | 93 m/s (at 1000 m) 185 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.1 kg / 5.84 kg | 120 mm at 60° at 914 m[2] | Produced under licence by Germany as DM13, used in the Swedish Army as 60 mm Slpprj m/61 and in the Swiss Army as 10,5 Pz Kan 60/61 Pz Ke G Lsp. |
L36A1 / M392 | United Kingdom | 1959 | Tungsten carbide (core) and tungsten alloy cap | 5.598 kg of NQ/M 044 | 310 MPa | 1478 m/s | 93 m/s (at 1000 m) 185 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.1 kg / 5.84 kg | 120 mm at 60° at 914 m[2] | British designation of the M392 APDS manufactured in the UK for the US Army, it features a safer primer. Quickly replaced in US service by M392A1 |
M392A1 | United States | 1960 | Tungsten carbide (core) and tungsten alloy cap | 5.598 kg of NQ/M 044 | 1478 m/s | 91 m/s (at 1000 m) 181 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.04 kg / NA | 127 mm at 60° at 4609 ft/s or ~820 m[3][page needed] | US manufactured version of L36A1/M392. Manufactured to tighter tolerances for improved accuracy, and to correct an issue of in barrel breakup. | |
M392A2 | United States | 1964 | Tungsten carbide (core) and tungsten alloy cap | 5.598 kg of NQ/M 044 | 1478 m/s | 91 m/s (at 1000 m) 181 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.04 kg / NA | 127 mm at 60° at 4609 ft/s or ~820 m[4][page needed] | Incorporates the anti-friction ring from L28A1B1. | |
Slpprj m/62 | Sweden | 1962 | Tungsten carbide (core) | 6.0 kg NK1096 | 310 MPa | 1450 m/s | 4.5 kg / 6.32 kg | 200 mm at 30° obliquity at 1500 m, 140 mm at 55° at 700 m[5] | Swedish-developed APDS round with a 57 mm sub-caliber projectile | |
L52 | United Kingdom | 1965 or 1966 1968 (L52A2) |
Tungsten alloy (core) and Tungsten alloy (tilt cap) | 5.598 kg of NQ/M 047 5.6 kg of NQ/M12 (L52A3)[6] |
310 MPa | 1427 m/s | 80 m/s (at 1000 m) 158 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.65 kg / 6.48 kg | 120 mm at 60° obliquity at 1830 m[7] 280 mm and 254 mm at 0° obliquity at 1000 m and 1500 m respectively[8] |
The L52 introduced an anti-ricochet tilt cap. Produced under licence by US as M728 and used in the Swedish Army as 61 mm Slpprj m/66 |
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS)
[edit]There are different ways to measure penetration value. NATO uses a criterion that 50% of the shell has to go through the plate, while the Soviet/Russian standard is higher as 80% had to go through. According to authorities like Paul Lakowski, the difference in performance can reach as much as 8%[9]
Designation | Origin | Designer & producer | Year | Overall length | Overall weight | Penetrator material / mass | Penetrator L:D ratio | Propellant type & weight | Chamber pressure | Muzzle velocity | Velocity drop | Sub-projectile weight without sabot / with sabot | Perforation at normal and oblique incidences | Notes |
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M735 | United States | Teledyne Firth Stirling | 1978 | 963 mm | 17.91 kg | Tungsten alloy X11 (core) / 2.16 kg with maraging steel jacket | 5.67 kg of M30 | 415 MPa[10] | 1501 m/s | 67 m/s (at 1000 m) 133 m/s (at 2000 m) | 3.72 kg / 5.797 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 2930 m (1307 m/s) | First serial production APFSDS of the United States. Developed from the 152 mm XM578E1 APFSDS, with increased core length and mass, as well as projectile body length. | |
M735A1 | United States | Primex Technologies | 1979 | 963 mm | depleted uranium alloy (core) / 2.2 kg | 5.67 kg of M30 | 1501 m/s | ≈370 mm at 0° at 1000 m[6] | A further modification of M735, using a depleted uranium core instead of the tungsten alloy core. Never fielded by the U.S. military. | |||||
M774 | United States | Primex Technologies | 1980[11] | 908.05 mm | 17.146 kg | Depleted Uranium alloy / 3.4 kg | 5.89 kg of M30 | 1509 m/s | 67 m/s (at 1000 m) 134 m/s (at 2000 m) | 3.61 kg / 5.775 kg | 189 mm at 60° at 1000 m[i] | First US monobloc penetrator. | ||
M833 | United States | Primex Technologies | 1983 | 998.7 mm | 17.32 kg | Depleted uranium alloy / 3.665 kg | 17.7:1 | 5.8 kg of M30 | 1494 m/s | 54 m/s (at 1000 m) 107 m/s (at 2000 m) | / 6.192 kg | 420 mm LoS at 60° at 2000 m[12] | Second production monobloc round for the 105 mm M68 gun produced by the US, had an increased length to diameter ratio. | |
M900A1 | United States | Primex Technologies | 1991 | 1003 mm | 18.5 kg | Depleted uranium alloy / 3.83 kg or 4.246 kg | 26.2:1 | M43 LOVA | 1505 m/s | / 6.86 kg | Compared to the cancelled XM900 prototype, the M900A1 uses a new sabot, penetrator, and propellant. Designed for the M68A1 and M68A1E4 guns. | |||
FP105 | United States | Flinchbaugh Company & General Defense Corporation | 1980s | 927 mm | 18 kg | tungsten alloy | 6.1 kg of M30 or NQ-M044 | 410 MPa[13] | 1485 m/s with NQ/M propellant 1510 m/s with M30 propellant |
3.6 kg / 5.8 kg | NATO Heavy Single target in excess of 4000 m and NATO Heavy triple target at 65° obliquity in excess of 6000 m | Similar design to the M774, also known as C-76 or C-76A1 in Canada. | ||
C127 | United States/ Canada | Olin Ordnance Ammunition and SNC Industrial Technologies Inc | 1991[14] or 1992[15] | tungsten alloy | 6 kg of Olin cool-burnin BALL or M30 (optional) | 411 MPa | 1555 m/s-1560 m/s | 3.44 kg / 5.8 kg | 152 mm at 72° obliquity, 470 mm at 0° obliquity, both at range of 2000 m[15] | |||||
CMC 105 | United States | Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation | early 1990s | 998.73 mm | 17.15 kg | tungsten alloy / 3.31 kg[16] | 19.9:1 | 6.1 kg of M30 | 415 MPa | 1501 m/s | 55 m/s | 3.56 kg / 5.8 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 4000 m and Heavy Triple at 5700 m or 178 mm at 67° obliquity at range about 2600 m[17] | The latest private venture 105 mm APFSDS-T to be developed by the Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation. |
M111 Hetz-6 | Israel | IMI | 1978 | 885 mm | 18.7 kg | tungsten alloy | 9.9:1 (including wads) | 5.8 kg of M30 M | 420 MPa 436 MPa (max) |
1455 m/s | 48 m/s (at 1000 m) | 4.2 kg / 6.275 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 2000 m or 150 mm at 60° obliquity at 2000 m[18] or NATO Single Heavy at 4200 m | Produced under licence by Diehl in Germany and in Switzerland. Known as DM23 in the Bundeswehr, Pfeil Pat 78 Lsp in the Swiss Army and 33 mm Slpprj m/80 in the Swedish Army. Also produced by China, designated DTW1-105. |
M413 Hetz-7 | Israel | IMI | 1985 | 990 mm | 18.7 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.8 kg | 1450 m/s or 1455 m/s | 52 m/s (at 1000 m) | 4.1 kg / 6.3 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 6000 m | Produced under licence by Diehl in Germany as DM33, also known as PPTFS M/85 LS in the Danish Army and under the CL260 designation on the export market. | ||
M429 | Israel | IMI | c. 1987 | tungsten alloy | 1450 m/s[19] | Relatively equal performance to the M833[20] | Also known as FS Mk. 2 Improved in the South African Army or CL3108 (export designation). | |||||||
M426 Hetz-10 | Israel | IMI | 1990 | 990 mm | 19.2 kg | tungsten alloy | 6 kg of M26 | 440 MPa (nominal) | 1433 m/s or 1450 m/s[19] | / 6.6 kg | 450 mm[21] or 470 mm at 2000 m | Produced under licence by Diehl in Germany as DM63. Also known as FS Mk. 3 in the South African Army. Also used in modified versions by the Swedish Army (Slpprj m/90C and m/90S). | ||
M428 SWORD | Israel | IMI | 2003 | 1000 mm | 18.8 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.8 kg of NC-NG | 1505 m/s | ||||||
24 mm slpprj m/90C | Israel/ Sweden | IMI | 1990 | Ca 1000 mm | 19.6 kg | tungsten alloy | 6 kg of NC-NG CEP-2 | 460 MPa | 1481 m/s | 4.4 kg / 6 kg | Modified version of the Israeli M426 APFSDS. | |||
24 mm slpprj m/90S | Israel/ Sweden | IMI | 1990 | Ca 985 mm | 19.6 kg | tungsten alloy | 6 kg of NC-NG CEP-2 | 460 MPa | 1560 m/s[ii] | 4.1 kg / 6 kg | Shortened variant (by 15.5 mm) of the Slpprj m/90C with a modified sabot to fit in the Strv 103 autoloader. | |||
OFL 105 F1 | France | GIAT | 1981 | 985 mm | 17.1 kg | 18 density tungsten alloy | 14.4:1 | 5.85 kg of B19T | 1495 m/s[iii] | 60 m/s (at 1000 m)[22] | 3.8 kg / 5.8 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 4400 m,[iv] NATO Heavy Triple target at 5000 m[v] 392 mm at point-blank range, 370 mm at 1000 m,[23][vi] |
Fitted with small bearing balls inside its hollow ballistic cap for improved beyond-armour effects against light armoured vehicles. | |
OFL 105 G2 | France | GIAT | c. 1987 | 985 mm | 18 kg | tungsten-nickel-iron alloy | >21:1 | 5.85 kg of Wimmis | 1490 m/s[vii] | 138 m/s (at 2000 m) | 4.2 kg / 6.2 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 6200 m,[viii][24] NATO Heavy Triple target at 7800 m[ix] 487 mm at point-blank range |
The OFL 105 G2 uses a high energetic Swiss-made Wimmis double base propellant. | |
OFL 105 G3 | France | GIAT | c. 1987 | 985 mm | tungsten-nickel-iron alloy | >21:1 | 5.85 kg of B19T | 1460 m/s[x] | 4.2 kg / 6.2 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 5600 m,[xi][24] NATO Heavy Triple target at 7200 m[xii] 469 mm at point-blank range |
Cheaper variant (15%) of the OFL 105 G2 employing the standard SNPE poudre B propellant. | |||
OFL 105 F2 | France | Giat Industries | 1995 | 990 mm | 18 kg | depleted uranium | 1525 m/s[xiii] | / 6.25 kg | 520 mm[25] or 540 mm at 2000 m | OFL 105 G2 variant with a depleted uranium penetrator. | ||||
L64A4 | United Kingdom | ROF Birtley | 1982 (L64A4) | 948 mm | 18.91 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.62 kg of WNC LM1900 | 426 MPa (nominal) 511 MPa (max) |
1480 m/s-1490 m/s | 3.59 kg / 6.12 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 4200 m, NATO Heavy Triple target at 4800 m | 28 mm penetrator | ||
H6/62 | United Kingdom | ROF | 1987[26] | 990 mm | 18.5 kg | tungsten-nickel-iron alloy | 5.62 kg of WNC LM1900 | 426 MPa (nominal) 511 MPa (max) |
1490 m/s | 55 m/s (1000 m) | 3.59 kg / 6.12 kg | NATO Heavy Single target at 5000 m, NATO Heavy Triple targetat 6000 m,[27] 360 mm at 2000 m[28] | 25 mm penetrator | |
T-2-series | United Kingdom | Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals | 1994 | 1030 mm | 19 kg | tungsten-nickel-iron alloy | 23:1 | multi-base granular | 1420 m/s | 48 m/s (1000 m) | 30 to 40% greater than that of current 105 mm APFSDS rounds | 540 mm RHA at 2000 m[29] | Designed to be exclusively fired by the high pressure Royal Ordnance Improved Weapon System (IWS), the T-2-series APFSDS features a stub brass cartridge case and a combustible sleeve, penetrator diameter is 28 mm for a length-to-diameter ratio of 23:1. | |
DM43 | Germany | Rheinmetall | late 1980s or early 1990s | 941 mm | 18 kg | tungsten alloy | 420 MPa | 1475 m/s[30] | 4.3 kg / 6.1 kg or 6.3 kg | NATO triple heavy target at 5500 m | ||||
NP105A2 | Austria | Ennstaler Metallwerk GmBH (designer) Noricum (producer) | 1984[31] | 980 mm | 19.3 kg | tungsten-nickel-iron, Tungalloy T-176FA alloy | 435 MPa (nominal) 495 MPa (max)[31] |
1485 m/s | 72 m/s (1000 m) 128 m/s (2000 m) |
3.7 kg / | NATO Heavy Single Target at 5800 m,[31] NATO Heavy Triple target at 6500 m and 473 mm at 1000 m[23] or 127 mm of HD9 armour plate at 73°[32] at unknown range. | |||
HP 105 A2M | Austria | Hirtenberger AG | T 176 tungsten alloy | 105-SCDB multitubular propellant | 430 MPa | 1535 m/s | NATO Heavy Single Target at more than 7000 m, NATO Heavy Triple target at 7500 m[33] | |||||||
C-437 | Spain | Empresa Nacional Bazán and Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 1984 | 928 mm | 18 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.85 kg of B19T | 1485 m/s[xiv] | / 5.65 kg | NATO Heavy Triple target and the Heavy Single target, both at 5000 m[34] | Fitted with three DENAL wads under the windshield and around the penetrator core to prepare the penetration zone and prevents rebound from armour on impact at high angles of incidence. The penetration hole is between 60 and 70 mm in diameter. | |||
C-512 | Spain | Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 996 mm | 18 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.7 kg of B19T | 345 MPa | 1480 m/s[xv] | / 5.925 kg | NATO Heavy Triple target at 4550 m and 120 mm target at 70° at 3500 m[35] | the C-512 is similar to the C-437 but use a slightly longer and heavier penetrator | |||
NR 331[31] | Belgium | PRB | 1980s | tungsten alloy | ||||||||||
M1001 | Belgium | Mecar | 1980s | tungsten alloy | 1525 m/s | 3.8 kg / 5.8 kg | is equivalent in performance to the FP105 APFSDS | |||||||
M1050 | Belgium | MECAR | late 1980s-early 1990s | 927 mm | 17.7 kg | tungsten alloy | 1510 m/s | / 5.8 kg | is equivalent in performance to the FP105 APFSDS | |||||
M1060A1 | Belgium | MECAR | 1995 | 980 mm | 18 kg | tungsten-nickel-iron alloy[36] | 1510 m/s | / 5.8 kg | 400 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m | Has comparable performance to the US M833 but without the problems associated with depleted uranium | ||||
M1060A2 | Belgium | MECAR | late 1990s | 990 mm | 18.5 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.9 kg | 1450 m/s-1460 m/s[xvi] | / 6.2 kg | 440 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m"105mm TK APFSDS-T M1060A2" (PDF). Nexter. 2018. | This model of KE is a major product improvement of the MECAR M1060A1 APFSDS-T. | |||
M1060A3 | Belgium | MECAR | 2004 | 1000 mm | 18.7 kg | tungsten alloy | 6.2 kg of JA2 | 1560 m/s[xvii] | / 6.2 kg | 500 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m[37] | ||||
M1060CV | Belgium | MECAR | 2004 | tungsten alloy | 6.2 kg of SCDB | 1620 m/s | / 6.2 kg | 560 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m[38] | Designed for use with the Cockerill 105HP high-pressure gun. | |||||
XC127 Excalibur | United States/ France/ United Kingdom | Primex Technologies, Giat Industries and RO Defence. | 1990s | 1010 mm | tungsten alloy X27X / 3.18 kg | 6 kg of BALL | 411 MPa (ball) to 414 MPa (granular) | 1560 m/s | / 5.8 kg | ≥480 mm RHA at 0° obliquity or 150 mm RHA at 72° both at 2000 m | Exhibits similar penetration performance to the first generation of 120 mm APFSDS rounds.[39] | |||
Type 93 | Japan | Daikin | 1993 | 983 mm | 17.7 kg | tungsten alloy | 6.2 kg | 1501 m/s | 3.4 kg / 5.8 kg | 430 mm at 2000 m | ||||
M9718 | South Africa | Denel | 950 mm | 18.5 kg | tungsten alloy | 350 to 400 MPa | 450 mm at 3000 m[40] | |||||||
K270 | South Korea | Poongsan Corporation and Daewoo Corporation | 1980s | tungsten alloy | 1508 m/s | 52 m/s | / 5.36 kg | 152 mm at 60° obliquity at 3000 m[41] | ||||||
K273 | South Korea | Poongsan Corporation and Daewoo Corporation | late 1980s or early 1990s | tungsten alloy | The K273 penetrator has a greater diameter-to-length ratio than the one of the K270.[33] | |||||||||
K274 | South Korea | Poongsan Corporation | 1998 | 1001 mm | 18.7 kg | tungsten alloy | M30 | 461.9 MPa | 1495 m/s | / 6.23 kg | 225 mm at 60° obliquity at 2000 m 480 mm at 3000 m[41] |
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K274N | South Korea | Poongsan Corporation | 2002 | tungsten alloy (2.4 kg) | SCDB | 1550 m/s[citation needed] | >500 mm at 60° obliquity at 2000 m[citation needed] | |||||||
105 mm FSAPDS | India | Indian Ordnance Factory Board (designer) and Ordnance factory of Khamaria Complex (producer) | 1996 | tungsten alloy | 4.3 kg or 5.1 kg | 1450 m/s | / 6.3 kg | 150 mm at 60° obliquity at 1300 m | ||||||
APFS DS 105mm | Pakistan | National Development Complex (NDC) | 2001 | depleted uranium | 1450 m/s | more than 450 mm at unknown range[42] | ||||||||
P1A1 | Pakistan | Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) | tungsten alloy | 5.62 kg of NQM046 | 434 MPa | 1490 m/s | 3.59 kg / 6.12 kg | 300 mm at 0° obliquity at unknown range[43] | Licensed version of the British L64 APFSDS. | |||||
DTW2 | China | NORINCO | before 2006 | 1066 mm | 18.8 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.9 kg of SD16 + SD16A | 511 MPa (max) | 1530 m/s | 3.775 kg / 6 kg | 150 mm at 71° obliquity at 2000 m | Also known under 105-II designation. | ||
BTA2 | China | NORINCO | 1100 mm | 18.8 kg | tungsten alloy | 5.8 kg | 1540 m/s | 40 m/s (at 1000 m) | / 5.9 kg | 220 mm at 66° obliquity at 2000 m | BTA2 is an export designation. | |||
Anti tank 105 mm APFSDS – T | Iran | Defense Industries Organization (DIO) | 2010s | 19 kg | tungsten alloy | / 5.3 kg | 460 mm at unknown range[44] |
High explosive anti-tank (HEAT)
[edit]Designation | Origin | Designer & producer | Year | Type | Weight, complete round (kg) | Projectile weight (kg) | Explosive filling (kg) | Muzzle velocity (m/s) | Perforation at normal and oblique incidences | Notes |
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OCC 105 F1 | France | early 1960s | non-rotating | 22.2 kg | 10.95 kg | 0.78 kg of HBX | 1000 m/s | 400 mm or 152 mm @ 64° at any range[45] | The outer shell is suspended around the warhead by ball bearings, allowing it to rotate in flight while the warhead remains at a very low rate of rotation, circumventing the detrimental effects of rotation to HEAT warheads while retaining in-flight stability. | |
M456 HEAT-T[xviii] | United States | 1961 (M456) 1966 (M456A1) 1980 (M456A2) |
fin-stabilized | 21.8 kg | 10.2 kg | 0.97 kg of Composition B | 1173.5 m/s | 175 mm @ 60° at any range | On detonation, viable anti-personnel fragments are scattered over a radius of at least 15 m.[6] The M456A2 differs mainly in having a different method of fixing the nose impact switch assembly so that the warhead will detonate on graze or shoulder impact on any part of the projectile body. Produced under license by Japan as Type 91 HEAT-MP and by Germany as DM12. | |
M152/6 | Israel | 2000s | fin-stabilized | M152/3 (licence-built M456) upgraded with an airburst fuze | ||||||
Spain/ Germany | DEFTEC | 1992 | fin-stabilized | 22 kg | 10 kg | 1.4 kg or 1.5 kg | 1174 m/s | Visually similar to the US M456 round but includes a detonation wave shaper for increased armour penetration.[citation needed] Also has a greater fragmentation effect. | ||
L51 HEAT-T | Italy | Simmel Difesa | fin-stabilized | 22.1 kg | 10.25 kg | 0.97 kg of Composition B | 1173 m/s | superior than the standard M456A1 model | ||
CH-105-MZ HEAT-T | Spain | Santa Bárbara Sistemas | fin-stabilized | 22 kg | 10.3 kg | 1.25 kg of HWC 94.5/4.5/1 | 1173 m/s | 443 mm of RHA at any range | ||
DTP1A | China | NORINCO | 2012 | fin-stabilized | 22 kg | 1154 m/s | visually similar to the US M456 projectile but incorporates an anti-ERA feature |
High-explosive squash head (HESH)
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Weight, complete round | Projectile weight | Explosive filling | Muzzle velocity | Notes |
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L35 HESH | United Kingdom | 1962 (L35A2) | 20.02 kg | 11.35 kg | 5.1 kg[6] of Composition A-3 (L35A1) 1.97 kg of Hexogen |
732 m/s | used by the Swedish army as Slspgr m/61 |
M393 HEP-T | United States | 1965 (M393A1) | 21.2 kg | 11.3 kg | 2.86 kg of Composition A-3 (M393A1) 2.994 kg of Composition A-3 (M393A2) 3.25 kg of Composition A-3 (M393A3) |
731.5 m/s | Produced under license by Japan as Type75 HEP-T and by Germany as DM502 |
M156 HESH-T (HEP-T) | Israel | 21.2 kg | 11.3 kg | 2.2 kg of Composition A-3 | 731 m/s | Equivalent to the L35 HESH-T and M393A1/A2 HEP-T |
High explosive (HE)
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Weight, complete round | Projectile mass | Explosive filling | Muzzle velocity | Notes |
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OE 105 F1 | France | 1960 | 21 kg | 12.1 kg | 2 kg of RDX/TNT | 770 m/s | Has been referred as the OC 105 or OE Modèle 60 in the past. |
Slsgr m/61A | Sweden | 1960 | 24.37 kg | 15.5 kg | 1.83 kg of TNT | 650 m/s | 680 m/s out of Strv 103's L/62 barrel. |
10,5 Pz Kan 60/61 St G Mz 54 Lsp | Switzerland | 16.0 kg | 600 m/s[46] | ||||
M110 HE-MP-T | Israel | 23.5 kg | 13.6 kg | ≈1 kg of CLX66 | 800 m/s | Capable of penetrating double reinforced concrete walls >200mm,[47] its electronic fuze has three modes | |
M9210 | South Africa | 24.5 kg | TNT/HNS | 700 m/s | 17 m lethal radius, maximum range 10–12 km[40] | ||
MKE Mod 233 | Turkey | 24.505 kg | 1.99 kg of TNT | 683 m/s | Max range 11 km | ||
P1A1 HE/TK | Pakistan | 28.11 kg | 16.6 kg | 1.9 kg of TNT | 850 m/s | Maximum range : 14.5 km |
Smoke shells
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Weight, complete round | Projectile mass | Muzzle velocity | Filling | Notes |
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L39A SMK | United Kingdom | 1961 or 1962 | 26.47 kg | 19.6 kg | 330 m/s | 3.3 kg of hexachloroethane and zinc oxide | Used by the Swedish army as Rökgr m/61 |
M416 WP-T | United States | 1960s | 20.7 kg (45 lb 10 oz) |
11.4 kg (25 lb 2 oz) |
732 m/s | 2.72 kg of white phosphorus | |
OFUM PH 105 F1 | France | 1960s | 18.5 kg (40 lb 13 oz) |
12.1 kg (26 lb 11 oz) |
695 m/s | 1.77 kg of white phosphorus + 0.12 kg hexolite burster charge | 75 m-wide smoke screen for 40 seconds |
Anti-personnel
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Type | Weight, complete round | Projectile mass | Muzzle velocity | Filling | Notes |
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L15A1 CAN | United Kingdom | canister | ||||||
M1204 | Belgium | canister | 19.5 kg (43 lb 0 oz) |
8.3 kg | 1,173 m/s (3,850 ft/s) |
1130 steel spheres of a diameter of 11 mm | 200 m (660 ft) effective range | |
M494 APERS-T | United States | 1967 | beehive | 24.94 kg (55 lb 0 oz) |
14 kg (30 lb 14 oz) |
821 m/s | 5000 0.8 g steel flechettes and a dye marker | |
M1040 | United States | canister | 23.9 kg (52 lb 11 oz) |
1,041 m/s (3,420 ft/s) |
2080 tungsten spheres[48] | 300 m (980 ft) effective range | ||
TC800 | Australia | early 1990s | canister | 800 cylindrical pellets, each measuring 12.7 mm×12.7 mm[49] | cone-shaped dispersion within a 10° angle out to a maximum range of 300 m[50] | |||
APAM-MP-T M117/1 | Israel | 2000s | cluster | 24.7 kg | 14.4 kg | 800 m/s | 6 submunitions | APAM-MP-T |
M436 STUN | Israel | 2000s | less-than-lethal | 14.4 kg (31 lb 12 oz) |
2.5 kg (5 lb 8 oz) |
plastic flakes | Flash, bang and blast effects. "less-than-lethal" cartridge[47] |
Illuminating
[edit]Designation | Origin | Year | Weight, complete round | Projectile mass | Filling | Muzzle Velocity | Effect | Notes |
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OECL 105 F1 | France | late 1960s | 20.5 kg | 11.5 kg or 11.7 kg | 0.46 kg of illuminant | 275 m/s | Illuminates 300 m diameter area with more than 5 lux and a 900 m diameter area with more than 1 lux for 35 seconds.[citation needed] | |
DM16 | Germany | 22.7 kg | 16 kg | 280 m/s |
Gun launched anti-tank guided missile (GLATGM)
[edit]Ammunition | Origin | Designer & producer | Year | Weight, complete round | Missile mass | Muzzle velocity | Cruise speed | Range | Warhead | Perforation at normal and oblique incidences | Guidance system | Notes |
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FALARICK 105 | Ukraine/ Belgium | CMI Defence and Luch Design Bureau | 2010s | 24 kg | subsonic | 5000 m | tandem HEAT | >550 mm | semi-automatic laser beam-riding | |||
LAHAT | Israel | Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) | 1990s | 16 kg | 13 kg | 300 m/s | 280 m/s | 6000 m (direct fire) | 2.5 kg tandem HEAT with optional delay function | semi-active laser guided (direct fire or indirect fire mode) | ||
Excalibur | Israel | Israel Military Industries (IMI) | 2000s | 23 kg | 750 m/s | infrared or millimeter-wave radar | ||||||
Spear | Germany | Diehl Stiftung & Co, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and KPB Instrument Design Bureau | 1999 | 25.4 kg | 5500 m | tandem HEAT warhead | 750 mm | semi-automatic laser beam riding | ||||
GP105 | China | NORINCO | 2016 | 19.8 kg | 5000 m | tandem HEAT warhead | 660 mm with ERA | semi-automatic laser beam riding | Also called GP2. |
105 mm guns using 105x617mm ammunition
[edit]- L7-series ( United Kingdom)
- M68-series ( United States)
- M35 ( United States)
- CN 105 F1 ( France)
- CN 105 G2 ( France)
- 10,5 cm Pz Kan 61 ( Switzerland)
- L74 ( Sweden)
- Rh 105-series ( Germany)
- OTO 105 Low Recoil Force Gun ( Italy)
- Cockerill 105HP ( Belgium)
- GT 3 ( South Africa)
- GT 7 ( South Africa)
- GT 8 ( South Africa)
- FRT L51 ( Argentina)
- Type 94 ( China)
- Type 15 ( China)
- IWS ( United Kingdom)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Terminal ballistic characteristics of the XM774 28 mm subprojectile with a muzzle velocity of 1524 m/s [citation needed]
- ^ When fired from the longer Swedish Bofors L74 105 mm L/62 gun.[citation needed]
- ^ 1525 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
- ^ 4900 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
- ^ 5500 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
- ^ When fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
- ^ 1525 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 6800 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 8400 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 1490 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 6200 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 7800 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 1490 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ 1590 m/s when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
- ^ T refers to the round containing a tracer element.
- ^ "High Explosive Plastic" is the US term for HESH.
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