Complete Round

Length

998 mm

Weight

16.45 kg

Projectile

Projectile

Hollow charge with copper cone filled with 1.247 kg. of RDX/TNT (60/40) composition. Tall unit is stabilised with 6 fins

Fuze

PIBD M509 A2

Weight

8 kg

Components

Case

Perforated steel cartridge case M94 B1

Charge

3.65 kg 7 hole double base propellant

Grain Type

P-1 (equivalent to M 26 US type)

Primer

Percussion type P6 A2

Performance

Effective range

1,300 metres

Muzzle velocity

503 ± 8 metres/secs

Service pressure

703 ± 40 kg per sq. cm.

Range

1,000 metres

Penetration

300mm, against RHA target at zero obliquity, conforming to DEF-STAN 95-13/2

Packing

Two rounds each placed in a chipboard container packed in a wooden box:

Size of box

116.8 x 36.2 x 22.2 cm

Weight of box

58 kg

Colour & marking

Service brown with yellow/white stencilling

Note

This round can also be supplied as Highh Explosive Substitute (HES) round, in which dummy fuze is supplied and inert filling is done insted of active material.