Engineering:105×617mmR

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Short description: Widely used calibre of tank gun ammunition
105×617R
Panzermuseum Munster 2010 0627.JPG
A 105 mm DM16 illuminating round alongside a 105 mm DM23 APFSDS round (cross-sectioned).
TypeTank gun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1959–present
Used byWestern Bloc and others
Production history
DesignerRARDE Fort Halstead
Designed1950s
Specifications
Case typeRimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter105 mm (4.1 in)
Shoulder diameter129 mm (5.1 in)
Base diameter137 mm (5.4 in)
Rim diameter147 mm (5.8 in)
Case length607–617 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 105mm 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

Armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS)

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
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) 5.9 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)

There are different ways to measure penetration value. NATO uses a criteria that 50% of the shell has to go through the plate, while the Soviet/Russian standard is higher at 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 Propellant type & weight Chamber pressure Muzzle velocity Velocity drop Sub-projectile weight without sabot / with sabot Perforation at normal and oblique incidences Notes
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[lower-roman 1] First US monobloc penetrator.
M833  United States Primex Technologies 1983 998.7 mm 17.32 kg Depleted uranium alloy / 3.665 kg 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 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[16]
CMC 105  United States Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation early 1990s 998.73 mm 17.15 kg tungsten alloy / 3.31 kg[17] 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[18] 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 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[19] 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[20] Relatively equal performance to the M833[21] 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[20] / 6.6 kg 450 mm[22] 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 19.6 kg tungsten alloy 6 kg of NC-NG CEP 2 390 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 19.6 kg tungsten alloy 6 kg of NC-NG CEP 2 460 MPa 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 5.85 kg of B19T 1495 m/s[lower-roman 2] 60 m/s (at 1000 m)[23] 3.8 kg / 5.8 kg NATO Heavy Single target at 4400 m,[lower-roman 3] NATO Heavy Triple target at 5000 m[lower-roman 4]
392 mm at point-blank range, 370 mm at 1000 m,[24][lower-roman 5]
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 5.85 kg of Wimmis 1490 m/s[lower-roman 6] 138 m/s (at 2000 m) 4.2 kg / 6.2 kg NATO Heavy Single target at 6200 m,[lower-roman 7][25] NATO Heavy Triple target at 7800 m[lower-roman 8]
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 5.85 kg of B19T 1460 m/s[lower-roman 9] 4.2 kg / 6.2 kg NATO Heavy Single target at 5600 m,[lower-roman 10][26] NATO Heavy Triple target at 7200 m[lower-roman 11]
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[lower-roman 12] / 6.25 kg 520 mm[27] 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[28] 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,[29] 360 mm at 2000 m[30] 25 mm penetrator
T-2-series  United Kingdom Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals 1994 1030 mm 19 kg tungsten-nickel-iron alloy 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[31] 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[32] 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[33] 980 mm 19.3 kg tungsten-nickel-iron, Tungalloy T-176FA alloy 435 MPa (nominal)
495 MPa (max)[34]
1485 m/s 72 m/s (1000 m)
128 m/s (2000 m)
3.7 kg / NATO Heavy Single Target at 5800 m,[35] NATO Heavy Triple target at 6500 m and 473 mm at 1000 m[24] or 127 mm of HD9 armour plate at 73°[36] 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[37]
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[lower-roman 13] / 5.65 kg NATO Heavy Triple target and the Heavy Single target, both at 5000 m[38] 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[lower-roman 14] / 5.925 kg NATO Heavy Triple target at 4550 m and 120 mm target at 70° at 3500 m[39] the C-512 is similar to the C-437 but use a slightly longer and heavier penetrator
NR 331[40]  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[41] 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[lower-roman 15] / 6.2 kg 440 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m"105mm TK APFSDS-T M1060A2". 2018. https://www.nexter-group.fr/sites/default/files/2020-05/20180604%20Nexter%20-%20Catalogue%20Ammunition.pdf.  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[lower-roman 16] / 6.2 kg 500 mm RHA at 60° LoS at 2000 m[42]
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[43] 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.[44]
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[45]
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[46]
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.[47]
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[46]
K274N  South Korea Poongsan Corporation 2002 tungsten alloy (2.4 kg) SCDB 1550 m/s[48] >500 mm at 60° obliquity at 2000 m[49]
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[50]
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[51] 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[52]

High explosive anti-tank (HEAT)

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
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[53] 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 detremental effects of rotation to HEAT warheads while retaining in-flight stability.
M456 HEAT-T[lower-roman 17]  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)

High-Explosive Squash Head (HESH) / High explosive plastic (HEP)[lower-roman 18]
Designation Origin Year Weight, complete round Projectile weight Explosive filling Muzzle velocity Notes
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 Spgr 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)

Designation Origin Year Weight, complete round Projectile mass Explosive filling Muzzle velocity Notes
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/61 A  Sweden 24.37 kg 14.4 kg 1.83 kg of TNT 650 m/s
10,5 Pz Kan 60/61 St G Mz 54 Lsp   Switzerland 600 m/s[54]
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,[55] 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[45]
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

Designation Origin Year Weight, complete round Projectile mass Muzzle velocity Filling Notes
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

Designation Origin Year Type Weight, complete round Projectile mass Muzzle velocity Filling Notes
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[56] 300 m
(980 ft) effective range
TC800  Australia early 1990s canister 800 cylindrical pellets, each measuring 12.7 mm×12.7 mm[57] cone-shaped dispersion within a 10° angle out to a maximum range of 300 m[58]
APAM-MP-T M117/1  Israel 2000s cluster 24.7 kg 14.4 kg 800 m/s 6 submunitions
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[59]

Illuminating

Designation Origin Year Weight, complete round Projectile mass Filling Muzzle Velocity Effect Notes
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)

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
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

  • 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

  1. Terminal ballistic characteristics of the XM774 28 mm subprojectile with a muzzle velocity of 1524 m/s [citation needed]
  2. 1525 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
  3. 4900 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
  4. 5500 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
  5. When fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun.
  6. 1525 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  7. 6800 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  8. 8400 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  9. 1490 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  10. 6200 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  11. 7800 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  12. when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  13. when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  14. when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  15. 1490 m when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  16. 1590 m/s when fired from the longer French F1 105 mm L/56 gun
  17. T refers to the round containing a tracer element.
  18. "High Explosive Plastic" is the US term for HESH.

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