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122 mm

Line items supplied in 122 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. The same calibre appears under several names depending on the army and the standard; all of them are listed below and all reach these items. Quotations are issued to government end-users and licensed entities against a government-issued export licence and a verified End-User Certificate.

Also written: 122mm

Line items
13
Natures
5
Standard
Eastern
Domains
3

Natures availableBlankHEIlluminatingOtherSmoke

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Line items

122 mm HE ER-BB shell M10
M10
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm HE ER-BB shell M10

Extended-range base-bleed 122 mm high-explosive projectile for the D-30J howitzer.

Muzzle velocity
715 m/s
Calibre
122 mm
Mean maximum pressure of powder gases
2450 bar
122 mm HE ER-HB shell M10
M10
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm HE ER-HB shell M10

Extended-range hollow-base 122 mm high-explosive projectile for the D-30J howitzer.

Calibre
122 mm
Mean maximum pressure of powder gases
2450 bar
Projectile length with fuze
max. 658 mm
122 mm HE shell 462A1
462A1
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm HE shell 462A1

Separate-loaded 122 mm TNT-filled high-explosive round for D-30, D-30J and 2S1, fired with reduced or full charge.

Maximum range
12800 m (reduced charge); 15000 m (full charge)
Muzzle velocity
565 m/s (reduced charge); 690 m/s (full charge)
Fuze
UTIU, M72 B1
122 mm HE shell TF-462A1 for howitzer M38
TF-462A1
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm HE shell TF-462A1 for howitzer M38

Separate-loaded 122 mm high-explosive round in the short M38 cartridge case, maximum range 11800 m.

Maximum range
11800 m
Muzzle velocity
515 m/s
Fuze
UT-PE M87, impact, superquick and delay action
122 mm blank (salute) round
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122 mmBlankEastern

122 mm blank (salute) round

A 122 mm blank round made up of a cartridge case M78 loaded with a propellant charge and igniter and fired by a gun primer KT M71, used to simulate live firing during manoeuvres, exercises and tactical operations and for gun salutes.

Calibre
122 mm
Round length
max 447 mm
Round mass
4.41 kg
122 mm illuminating shell S-463
S-463
122 mmIlluminatingEastern

122 mm illuminating shell S-463

Separate-loaded 122 mm S-463 illuminating round for D-30, D-30J and 2S1 howitzers, with minimum 700000 cd intensity.

Calibre
122 mm
Projectile length with fuze
max. 516 mm
Light intensity
min. 700000 cd
122 mm smoke shell WP M60
M60
122 mmSmokeEastern

122 mm smoke shell WP M60

Separate-loaded 122 mm white phosphorus smoke round for D-30, D-30J and 2S1, maximum range 12800 m.

Projectile mass
21.76 kg
Fuze
UTIU M72 B1
Calibre
122 mm
122 mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer SOKO
SOKO
122 mm

122 mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer SOKO

A 122 mm gun-howitzer integrated on a 6x6 truck chassis with armour protection against small arms fire and fragmentation, direct and indirect fire capability, a 7.62 mm auxiliary machine gun, smoke pot dischargers and a resting system of four foldable hydraulically operated spades, able to fire all standard 122 mm ammunition including laser-guided projectiles.

Rate of fire
6 rounds/min
Main armament
122 mm howitzer
Auxiliary armament
7.62 mm machine gun
122 mm HE artillery rocket GRAD
GRAD
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm HE artillery rocket GRAD

Unguided 122 mm high-explosive rocket with twin combustion chamber motor and drag-increasing aerodynamic ring, range 20.1 km.

Calibre
122 mm
Length
2875 mm
Total mass
66 kg
122 mm container-type multiple launch rocket system
MLRS 122
122 mmOtherEastern

122 mm container-type multiple launch rocket system

Container-type 122 mm multi-barrel rocket launcher on a 4x4 vehicle, with 2 x 20 reusable launch tubes, ballistic computer and GPS/INS orientation.

Rate of fire
0.4 s to 2 s between two rocket launches; 10 to 40 s for 1 container, 20 to 80 s for 2 containers
Calibre
122 mm
Launching module
2 x 20 launch containers with reusable 122 mm steel launching tubes
122 mm extended-range HE artillery rocket GRAD M
GRAD M
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm extended-range HE artillery rocket GRAD M

Unguided 122 mm high-explosive rocket with single star-shaped grain motor, extending range to 27.8 km with the same 19.1 kg warhead.

Calibre
122 mm
Length
2875 mm
Total mass
69.3 kg
122 mm long-range HE artillery rocket GRAD 2000
GRAD 2000
122 mmHEEastern

122 mm long-range HE artillery rocket GRAD 2000

Unguided 122 mm high-explosive rocket with single cylindrical grain motor reaching 38.4 km at 50 deg and 40 km at the optimal 55 deg elevation.

Calibre
122 mm
Length
2925 mm
Total mass
68.3 kg
122 mm self-propelled multi-tube rocket launcher GRAD
GRAD
122 mmOtherEastern

122 mm self-propelled multi-tube rocket launcher GRAD

Self-propelled 122 mm multi-tube rocket launcher on a 6x6 truck chassis for surface targets in the depth of the enemy.

Maximum range
20.1 km with GRAD; 27.8 km with GRAD M; up to 40 km with GRAD 2000
Calibre
122 mm
Rocket types fired
GRAD, GRAD M and GRAD 2000

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