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105 MM TK HESH L35 A3

This is a general purpose round with a thin walled blunt nose and is filled with a rapidly detonating high explosive initiated by a base fuze. It  is effective against a wide variety of battle field targets, including tanks and armour, bunker, fortifications, etc. The ammunition can be fired from 105 mm L7 series rifled tank guns fitted on many current MBTs such as Leopard, Vickers MK 1 & 3 M  60 (Manufactured under license in USA as M 68) , early M 1, updated M 48, Merkava and regunned T 54 series.
Specifications:    
 
COMPLETE ROUND

Length    

940 mm approx

Weight

21.26 kg approx


PROJECTILE
Body material       Forged steel
Colour Black with golden yellow nose
Filling RDX/WAX, 88:12 (2.2 kg. approx)
Weight of empty projectile  6.82 kg
Weight of filled projectile 11.28 kg
Fuze Percussion based medium BDM 534

CARTRIDGE CASE
Body material    Drawn brass 70:30
Propelling charge Single base multi-perforated NH033 (Equivalent of M6 grains) 2.6 kg.
Primer Electric LIA4
Tracer No. 30 MK 1/2

PERFORMANCE
Muzzle velocity      736 metre/sec.(max)
Pressure 1,920 kg per sq. cm (max)
Range 1,000 metres

ACCURACY
SD Vertical 0.3 mil
SD Horizontal 0.3 mil
 
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