
30x165 mm AP
30x165 mm armour-piercing round, 400 g projectile at 970 m/s, for the 2A72, 2A42 and 2A38M automatic guns.
- Muzzle velocity
- 970 +/- 15 m/s
- Projectile mass
- 400 +/- 6 g
- Projectile type
- AP (armour-piercing)
Calibre
Line items supplied in 30x165 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: 30x165mm
Natures availableAPAP-THEPractice

30x165 mm armour-piercing round, 400 g projectile at 970 m/s, for the 2A72, 2A42 and 2A38M automatic guns.

30x165 mm armour-piercing tracer round in the aircraft gun loading, 400 g projectile at 860 m/s with 3.5 s tracer.

30x165 mm armour-piercing tracer round in the autocannon loading, 400 g projectile at 970 m/s with 3.5 s tracer.

A 30 mm x 165 armour-piercing hard-core tracer round for the 2A42, 2A72 and 2A38M antiaircraft guns, with a tungsten carbide core giving double the penetration of older-generation armour-piercing projectiles.

30x165 mm high-explosive round in the aircraft gun loading, 389 g projectile with approx. 49 g explosive at 860 m/s.

30x165 mm high-explosive round in the autocannon loading, 389 g projectile with approx. 49 g explosive at 960 m/s, self-destructing fuze.

30x165 mm high-explosive tracer round in the autocannon loading, 386 g projectile with 11.5 g explosive at 960 m/s.

30x165 mm high-explosive tracer round for AO-18 and AK-630M guns, 386 g projectile with 11.5 g explosive and 10 s tracer.

30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary round in the aircraft gun loading, 389 g projectile with approx. 49 g filling at 860 m/s.

30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary round in the autocannon loading, 389 g projectile with approx. 49 g filling at 960 m/s, self-destructing fuze.

30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer round in the autocannon loading, 386 g projectile with 11.5 g filling at 960 m/s.

30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer round for AO-18 and AK-630M guns, 386 g projectile with 11.5 g filling and 10 s tracer.

A 30 mm x 165 round in an early development phase, consisting of a steel cartridge case with a percussion gun primer, propellant charge and a fragmenting armour-piercing projectile that acts as a penetrator with enhanced lateral effect.

A 30 mm x 165 target practice round for the 2A42, 2A72 and 2A38M antiaircraft guns, consisting of a steel cartridge case with percussion gun primer, propellant charge and a target practice projectile.

A 30 mm x 165 target practice tracer round for the 2A42, 2A72 and 2A38M antiaircraft guns, whose projectile is filled with tracer composition.
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