23X152MM Armour Piercing Incendiary Projectile
This heavy-caliber round is designed for use in artillery and armored fighting vehicles. It features a streamlined projectile with a yellow tip, a black body section, and a copper driving band that ensures stability and accuracy during firing. The lower section consists of a robust metallic casing engineered to withstand high chamber pressures. Depending on configuration, this type of shell can serve as either high-explosive or armor-piercing ammunition, delivering maximum destructive effect against fortified targets and armored vehicles. Its design reflects advanced ordnance engineering, combining penetration capability with explosive impact.
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23X152MM Armour Piercing Incendiary Projectile |
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DESCRIPTION |
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- Various types of 23×152mm ammunition are designed for air defense systems. These rounds are compatible with specially designed machine guns, such as the ZU-23-2 and ZSU-23-4 and their derivatives, and are designed to destroy aerial targets, unarmored ground vehicles, and lightly armored vehicles. |
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- This particular round features a capped penetrator designed to improve armor penetration by reducing the likelihood of the projectile shattering upon high-velocity impact. Variations of this caliber are common in modern infantry fighting vehicles and naval platforms for defense against light armor and aerial threats. |
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Ammunition Types and Specifications |
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Ammunition is classified according to projectile type and purpose: |
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RAPIT-C: |
An armor-piercing incendiary (APIT) round with a high-density tungsten alloy core, used to destroy armored targets. |
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API: |
An armor-piercing incendiary round, used against lightly armored and unarmored ground or air targets |
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API-T: |
An armor-piercing incendiary round that provides a visible flight path for the gunner. |
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AP-T: |
An armor-piercing incendiary round. |
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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Caliber |
23x152 mm |
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Projectile type |
Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) |
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Round Length |
from 234.36 to 237.16 mm |
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Round Weight |
450 g approx. |
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Projectile Weight |
185.6 g approx. |
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Primer |
Percussion Primer No. 3 |
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Penetration |
at 1000 m - 25 mm at 700 m - 30 mm |
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Average Muzzle |
Velocity |
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VOaver = 970 m/s |
Average Max Pressure |
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Not more than 286.84 MPa at 15°C |
Pmaxaver |
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Propellant Type |
5/7 Cfl |
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Case Material |
Steel |
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Operational Temperature Range |
From -50°C to +50°C |
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Packing |
28 Rounds in one airtight metal box, three metal boxes (84 pcs. total) in a wooden case |
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