125MM APFSDS ROUNDS

Common properties

Incr. charge weight    3400g
Charge composition     15/1tr V/A pyroxyline, later updated to 12/7 V/A pyroxyline
Max.dispersion         0.25mil
EFC rating             3-5 depending on a model of round and gun
Rear tracer burn time  at least out to 2000m

APFSDS rounds: GENERAL NOTES

APFSDS rounds: Stats Table

GRAU projectile designation 3BM-9 3BM-12 3BM-15 3BM-17 3BM-22 3BM-26 3BM-29 3BM-32 3BM-42 3BM-46 3BM-42M
GRAU assembly designation 3BM-10 3BM-13 3BM-16 3BM-18 3BM-23 3BM-27 3BM-30 3BM-33 3BM-44 3BM-48 3BM-44M?
GRAU round designation 3VBM-3 3VBM-6 3VBM-7 3VBM-8 3VBM-9 3VBM-11 3VBM-10? 3VBM-13 3VBM-17    
Code name ? ? ? ? Zakolka Nadezhda-R Nadfil-2 Vant Mango Svinets Lekalo
DOI 1962 1968 1972 1972 1976 1983 1982 1985 1986 1991 199-?
Muzzle velocity, m/s 1800 1800 1780 1780 1760 1720 1700? 1700 1700 1700? 1750
In-flight projectile maraging steel Steel, U U Steel, W U W
 length, mm 518 518 548 548 558 558 558? 480 574 635 730
 mass (without sabot), g 3600 3600 3900 3900 4485 4800 4850? 4850 4850 4850? 4600?
Penetrator steel steel body, WC slug, AP cap U U WHA U WHA
dimensions, L x davg, mm: body
  penetrator
  cap
410 x 36
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-
410 x 36
71 x 20
20 x 20
435 x 36
71 x 20
20 x 20
430 x 36
-
50 x 30
400 x 36
71 x 20
88 x 27
395 x 36
71 x 20
115 x 27
? 380 x 30
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-
452 x 31
420 x 18
112 x 22
546 x 25
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-
570x22?
?
?
In-barrel guidance Steel ring-shaped sabot (2020g for BM-9..BM-22),
caliber fins
Aluminum funnel-shaped sabot
(2200g),
caliber fins
Composite sabot,
subcaliber fins
Certified penetration at 2000m, 0°/60°* 245/80 280/110 310/120 290/110 380/170 410/200 430/210 500/250 450/230 600/300 ?
Predicted average penetration at 2000m, 0° 290 315 340 330 430 450 470 560 500 650 600-650

Training APFSDS round


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