30 mm x 165, APHC-T
30x165 mm APHC-T round
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.
Also written: 30x165
Enlarge 30x165 mm APHC-T round
Specification
| Calibre | 30 mm |
|---|---|
| Muzzle velocity | 970 ± 15 m/s |
| Maximum pressure of powder gases | 360 MPa |
| Round mass | approx. 853 g |
| Projectile mass | 400 ± 6 g |
| Tracer burning time | min 3.5 s |
| Operating temperature | -40 to +50 °C |
| Weapons | antiaircraft guns 2A42, 2A72 and 2A38M |
| Configuration | steel cartridge case with percussion gun primer, propellant charge and armour-piercing tracer projectile with tungsten carbide core |
All data provided for information purposes; final specification is defined per contract.