Ammunition
Available ammunition | |||||
Type | Model | Weight, kg | HE weight, g | Muzzle velocity, m/s | Range, m |
Armor-piercing shells | |||||
APHE-T | BR-350A | 6,3 | 155 | 662 | 4,000 |
APHE-T | BR-350B | 6,5 | 119 | 655 | 4,000 |
AP-T | BR-350BSP | 6,5 | - | 655 | 4,000 |
Subcaliber (from April 1943) | BR-354P | 3,02 | - | 950 | 500 |
HEAT, steely iron (from May 1943) | BP-350A | 5,28 | 623 | 355 | 500 |
High explosive and fragmentation shells | |||||
HE-Fragmentation, steel | OF-350 | 6,2 | 710 | 680 | 13,290 |
Fragmentation, steely iron | O-350A | 6,21 | 540 | 680 | 10,000 |
HE-Fragmentation | OF-350V | 6,2 | |||
HE-Fragmentation, limited production | OF-363 | 7,1 | |||
HE, steel, old Russian | F-354 | 6,41 | 785 | 640 | 9,170 |
HE, steel, old Russian | F-354M | 6,1 | 815 | ||
HE, steel, old French | F-354F | 6,41 | 785 | 640 | 9,170 |
Shrapnel shells | |||||
Shrapnel with 22 sec / D tube | Sh-354 | 6,5 | 85 (260 bullets) | 624 | 6,000 |
Shrapnel with T-6 tube | Sh-354T | 6,66 | 85 (250 bullets) | 618 | 8,600 |
Shrapnel | Sh-354G | 66,58 | 85 | ||
Shrapnel | Sh-361 | 6,61 | - | 666 | 8,400 |
Canister shots | |||||
Canister shot | Sh-350 | 549 bullets | 200 | ||
Smoke shells | |||||
Smoke, steel | D-350 | 6,45 | 80 TNT + 505 yellow phosphorus | ||
Smoke, steely iron | D-350A | 6,45 | 66 TNT + 380 yellow phosphorus | ||
Incendiary shells | |||||
Incendiary, steel | Z-350 | 6,24 | 240 | 679 | 9,400 |
Incendiary | Z-354 (project 3890) | 6,5 (6,66) | 240 | 624 | 6,200 |
Incendiary | Z-354 | 4,65 | 240 | 680 | 5,600 |
Other shells | |||||
Fragmentation-chemical | OH-350 | 6,25 | 680 | 13,000 |
Armour penetration table | ||
AP Projectile BR-350A | ||
Distance, m | Meet angle 60°, mm | Meet angle 90°, mm |
100 | 65 | 80 |
300 | 60 | 75 |
500 | 55 | 70 |
1000 | 50 | 60 |
1500 | 45 | 50 |
Subcaliber projectile BR-354P | ||
Distance, m | Meet angle 60°, mm | Meet angle 90°, mm |
100 | 95 | 120 |
300 | 85 | 105 |
500 | 75 | 90 |
These data was obtained by Soviet methodics of armour penetration measurement (penetration probability equals 75%). They are not directly comparable with western data of similar type |
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