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125 mm

Line items supplied in 125 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: 125mm

Line items
4
Natures
4
Standard
Eastern
Domains
1

Natures availableAPHEHEATPractice

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Related calibres

Line items

125 mm APFSDS-T round M88
M88
125 mmAPEastern

125 mm APFSDS-T round M88

Separate-loaded 125 mm APFSDS-T M88 round for the D-81/2A46 tank gun, intended against tanks and other armoured targets.

Calibre
125 mm
Projectile length
591 mm
Base propellant charge
M88
125 mm HE shell M86P1
M86P1
125 mmHEEastern

125 mm HE shell M86P1

Separate-loaded 125 mm tank gun high-explosive round for indirect and direct fire, maximum range 12220 m.

Maximum range
12220 m
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Fuze
UTU-PE M87, impact, superquick and delay action
125 mm HEAT-T shell M88P1
M88P1
125 mmHEATEastern

125 mm HEAT-T shell M88P1

Separate-loaded 125 mm HEAT-T M88P1 round for the D-81/2A46 tank gun, with 905 m/s muzzle velocity and 4000 m maximum effective range.

Fuze
UT-PE M87P1, upper and lower, mechanical and piezoelectric
Calibre
125 mm
Projectile muzzle velocity
905 m/s
125 mm training HEAT-T round M17
M17
125 mmPracticeEastern

125 mm training HEAT-T round M17

A 125 mm round with a training HEAT-T projectile M17 carrying a No 12 tracer and a base propellant charge M88, used for antiarmour direct-fire training with the 125 mm tank gun.

Calibre
125 mm
Projectile muzzle velocity
905 m/s
Mean maximum pressure of powder gases
2942 bar

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.