23 mm x 115, API-T
23x115 mm API-T round
A 23 mm x 115 armour-piercing incendiary tracer round for aircraft guns, made up of a brass cartridge case with a percussion gun primer, a propellant charge and an armour-piercing projectile filled with incendiary and tracer composition.
Also written: 23x115
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Specification
| Calibre | 23 mm |
|---|---|
| Weapon | 23 mm aircraft guns GSh-23L, GSh-23LU and GSh-6-23 |
| Muzzle velocity | 720±10 m/s |
| Maximum pressure of powder gases | 300 MPa |
| Round mass | 321±8 g |
| Projectile mass | 168±4 g |
| Tracer burning time | min 3 s |
| Operating temperature | -30 ÷ +50 °C |
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.