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12.7x99 mm

Line items supplied in 12.7x99 mm, each with a dedicated page carrying the technical data available for that item so a tender line can be matched by designation before any correspondence begins. Quotations are issued to government end-users and licensed entities against a government-issued export licence and a verified End-User Certificate.

Line items
14
Natures
9
Domains
3

Natures availableAPIAPI-TAPITBallBall and TracerBlankMatchOtherTracer

Line items

12.7 mm helicopter machine gun installation with M87
M87
12.7x99 mmNATO

12.7 mm helicopter machine gun installation with M87

An airborne installation of the 12.7 x 99 mm heavy machinegun M87 on a cradle, with nitrogen pneumatic cocking, a 150-round belt and a control box that indicates ammunition, breech-block position, brake condition and working fluid pressure, firing selected modes triggered from the aircraft control stick.

Effective range
2000 m
Muzzle velocity
845 m/s
Rate of fire
680 - 800 rounds/min
12.7x99 mm API-T cartridge with steel case, bullet X6T
X6T
12.7x99 mmAPI-TNATO

12.7x99 mm API-T cartridge with steel case, bullet X6T

A .50 (12.7 x 99 mm) cartridge with a lacquered steel case and a 42 g armour piercing incendiary tracer bullet X6T, for use in all .50 calibre machine guns.

Calibre
.50 (12.7 x 99 mm)
Bullet
X6T, 42 g, tip painted red and silver
Bullet construction
Brass (CuZn10) plated steel jacket, hardened steel core, incendiary composition, tracer cup with tracer composition
12.7x99 mm ball cartridge with steel case, bullet X60
X60
12.7x99 mmBallNATO

12.7x99 mm ball cartridge with steel case, bullet X60

A .50 (12.7 x 99 mm) cartridge with a lacquered steel case and a 45 g mild steel cored ball bullet X60, for use in all .50 calibre machine guns.

Calibre
.50 (12.7 x 99 mm)
Bullet
X60, 45 g, tip painted red
Bullet construction
Brass (CuZn10) plated steel jacket, mild steel core, inert composition
Black Spear Long Range Rifle, 12.7x99
BLACK SPEAR
12.7x99 mmOtherNATO

Black Spear Long Range Rifle, 12.7x99

Bolt-action 12.7x99 mm long range anti-materiel rifle with muzzle brake, adjustable aluminium stock and folding bipod.

Barrel length
840 mm
Magazine capacity
5 rds
Calibre
12.7x99 mm
Black Arrow Long Range Rifle, 12.7x99
BLACK ARROW
12.7x99 mmOtherNATO

Black Arrow Long Range Rifle, 12.7x99

Bolt-action 12.7x99 mm long range rifle with 837 mm fluted heavy barrel and folding adjustable bipod, effective to 1600 m.

Barrel length
837 mm
Magazine capacity
5 rds
Calibre
12.7x99 mm
12.7 x 99 mm API M8
M8
12.7x99 mmAPINATO

12.7 x 99 mm API M8

Armour piercing incendiary machine gun cartridge for 12.7 x 99 mm heavy machine guns.

Muzzle velocity
887 +/- 9.14 m/s
Projectile mass
42.8 g
Calibre
12.7 mm
12.7 x 99 mm API X6B, steel case
X6B
12.7x99 mmAPINATO

12.7 x 99 mm API X6B, steel case

Steel case armour piercing incendiary cartridge with hardened steel core X6B bullet, silver painted tip.

Bullet mass
45 g (X6B, tip painted silver)
Bullet construction
brass (CuZn10) plated steel jacket, hardened steel core, incendiary composition
Case material
steel, lacquered brown
12.7 x 99 mm API-T M20
M20
12.7x99 mmAPITNATO

12.7 x 99 mm API-T M20

Armour piercing incendiary tracer machine gun cartridge with trace observable from 91 to 1463 m from the gun muzzle.

Muzzle velocity
887 +/- 9.14 m/s
Projectile mass
40.2 g
Calibre
12.7 mm
12.7 x 99 mm Ball M33
M33
12.7x99 mmBallNATO

12.7 x 99 mm Ball M33

Ball machine gun cartridge to MIL-C-10190D with tombac jacketed steel and lead/antimony core bullet.

Average velocity
890 +/- 10 m/s at 25 m (V25)
Bullet mass
45.3 g / 699 gr
Index
A-261
12.7 x 99 mm Blank
A-534
12.7x99 mmBlankNATO

12.7 x 99 mm Blank

Bulletless machine gun cartridge to MIL-C-48626, supplied linked for 12.7 x 99 mm machine guns.

Index
A-534
Standard
MIL-C-48626
Cartridge mass
55 g
12.7 x 99 mm Sniper, solid bullet
RM06-2
12.7x99 mmMatchNATO

12.7 x 99 mm Sniper, solid bullet

Anti-materiel sniper cartridge with 725 gr solid RM06-2 bullet for 12.7 x 99 mm sniper rifles.

Average velocity
860 +/- 10 m/s at 25 m (V25)
Bullet mass
47 g / 725 gr
Index
A-429
12.7 x 99 mm Tracer M17
M17
12.7x99 mmTracerNATO

12.7 x 99 mm Tracer M17

Tracer machine gun cartridge with trace observable from 91 to 1463 m from the gun muzzle.

Muzzle velocity
872 +/- 9.14 m/s
Projectile mass
40.9 g
Calibre
12.7 mm
12.7 x 99 mm Tracer cartridge X6A, steel case
X6A
12.7x99 mmTracerNATO

12.7 x 99 mm Tracer cartridge X6A, steel case

Steel-case 12.7 x 99 mm cartridge with a 42 g red-tipped X6A tracer bullet retaining at least 80 per cent tracer capacity at 1500 m.

Use
all .50 (12.7 x 99 mm) caliber machine guns, like .50 Z03 M.G., .50 Browning M2, Browning M85 etc.
Cartridge case
steel, lacquered in brown color
Bullet X6A
42 g, tip painted red; brass (CuZn10) plated steel jacket, mild steel core, inert composition, tracer cup with tracer composition
12.7 x 99 mm linked steel-case cartridges, ball and tracer
12.7x99 mmBall and TracerNATO

12.7 x 99 mm linked steel-case cartridges, ball and tracer

Belt of 12.7 x 99 mm steel-case cartridges linked four ball to one tracer for use against personnel from .50 calibre machine guns, with a bullet velocity of 886 m/s at 24 m.

Use
all .50 (12.7 x 99 mm) caliber machine guns, like .50 Z03 M.G., .50 Browning M2, Browning M85 etc.; used against personnel
Cartridge case
steel, lacquered in brown color
Ball bullet
45 g, tip not painted

All data provided for information purposes; final specification is defined per contract. Full technical data sheets are issued on request against a stated end-user.

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