Shell 73mm HEAT

A highly sophisticated ammunition mainly to destory enemy tanks, self propelled guns and other armoured targets. Besides it may be used as anti-personnel and anti-armament/equipment located in permanent emplacements, bunkers and filed type light shelters or brick building.

It is used in the gun mounted on the turret of thelnfantry Combat Vehicle BMP-1.

Body is made of forged roted Aluminium body having nose part HE and base part having Rocket Mortar with fin stablished ammunition.The shell is propelled by means of Base Cartridge having electrical primer and Ribbon type propellant.

SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE OF AMMUNITION       : HEAT,Fin Stabilized

MASS OF SHELL            : 2.615 Kgs.

LENGTH                   : 774 mm

VELOCITY                 : 393 m/s

EFFECTIVE RANGE          : 1300 m

PENETRATION              : 300mm thick armour plate at normal attack

PACKING

6 Shells are packed in one wooden case.
Av.Gross Mass-47.2 Kgs.
Package Dimensions - 1080 * 518 * 281 mm.