30 mm x 173, APHEI-HC
30x173 mm APHEI-HC round
A 30 mm x 173 armour-piercing high-explosive incendiary round with a hard-core penetrator and an impact base fuze with delay action, for the MK30-2 gun and the domestic 30 mm TA M12 gun.
Also written: 30x173
Enlarge 30x173 mm APHEI-HC round
Specification
| Calibre | 30 mm |
|---|---|
| Muzzle velocity | 1100 ± 15 m/s |
| Maximum pressure of powder gases | 430 MPa |
| Fuze arming distance | 100 m |
| Fuze self-destruction time | 7.5 to 14.5 s |
| Round mass | approx. 838 g |
| Projectile mass | 362 ± 5 g |
| Operating temperature | -40 to +50 °C |
| Weapons | MK30-2 gun and domestic 30 mm TA M12 gun |
| Configuration | steel cartridge case with percussion gun primer and booster, propellant charge and high-explosive projectile with hard core penetrator and impact base fuze with delay action |
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.