30 mm x 173, APFSDS-T
30x173 mm APFSDS-T round
A 30 mm x 173 armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot tracer round, still in the development phase, whose sub-calibre tungsten alloy penetrator is launched by a lightweight discarding sabot, for the MK30-2 gun and the domestic 30 mm TA M12 gun.
Also written: 30x173
Enlarge 30x173 mm APFSDS-T round
Specification
| Calibre | 30 mm |
|---|---|
| Muzzle velocity | 1430 ± 15 m/s |
| Maximum pressure of powder gases | 460 MPa |
| Round mass | approx. 720 g |
| Projectile mass | approx. 230 g |
| Tracer burning time | min 2 s |
| Operating temperature | -40 to +50 °C |
| Weapons | MK30-2 gun and domestic 30 mm TA M12 gun |
| Status | in development phase |
| Configuration | steel cartridge case with percussion gun primer and booster, propellant charge and fin-stabilised discarding sabot projectile with sub-calibre tungsten alloy penetrator and tracer composition |
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