Name: 125 mm FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26
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<h2>Armament</h2><p>2A45 and 2A45M tank guns fitted to T-64 and early T-72 MBTs; 2A46 (D-81) and 2A46M (D-81M) tank guns fitted to T-64A and T-72 MBTs; 2A46M1 tank gun fitted to T-80 and T-90E MBTs; 2A75 gun on 2S25 self-propelled anti-tank gun; 2A45M Sprut-B towed anti-tank gun.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>The general purpose 125 mm FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26 projectiles may be regarded as scaled-up equivalents of the 115 mm 3OF-18 and 3OF-27, even though the 125 mm 3OF26 is referred to as a second-generation projectile with a preformed fragment warhead. The two 125 mm projectiles differ in other details such as body wall thicknesses, outline and filling but the differences are not readily detectable externally. The 3OF19 is the projectile for the 3VOF22 round, whereas the 3OF26 is the projectile for the 3VOF36 round. For a typical example, the T-72 usually carries a combat load of 39 rounds, 21 of which are FRAG-HE(FS). It is known that 125 mm tank gun ammunition is produced in India but no information is available. A new munitions plant is to be built at Bolangir in Eastern India which, when fully operational, will be able to produce 150,000 rounds of 125 mm ammunition every year; this will presumably include FRAG-HE(FS) ammunition. A 1991 RFAS reference mentions a 125 mm anti-personnel flechette projectile but no information is yet available.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>In common with the rest of the 125 mm ammunition range, the FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26 are separate loading munitions. They are automatically loaded into the breech followed by a semi-combustible propellant case. The 3OF19 and 3OF26 are both steel-bodied projectiles with conventional outlines. The bodies have boat tails and their bases thread into a slender curved steel extension assembly, with four forward-folding steel fins which snap out once the projectile has left the gun muzzle (overall fin span is 356 mm). There are two copper driving bands spaced 77 mm apart. The front band is 13 mm wide, with the rear band 7 mm wide. The explosive fillings vary. The 3OF19 contains 3.1485 kg of TNT while the 3OF26 contains 3.14 kg of A-IX-2 (RDX/Aluminium/Wax) surrounded by preformed steel fragments. The OF-19 projectile uses a nose-mounted point impact fuze known as the V-429E and made of steel, threaded into a steel nose adaptor. The prefragmented multipurpose and anti-helicopter 3OF26 FRAG-HE round fitted with an MTSQ fuze weighs 33 kg complete, with the OF-26 projectile weighing 23.2 kg. On detonation, the projectile creates between 600 and 2,000 fragments. Maximum range that can be selected with the fuze is 5,000 m and maximum possible range is 9,700 m. Muzzle velocity is 850 m/s. The 3OF19 projectiles are fired using a semi-combustible charge case known as the Zh40, weighing 5.885 kg; the 3OF26 uses the Zh52 case weighing 10 kg and containing 5 kg of 15/1 Tr VA and 12/7 VA propellant plus S-1 decoppering agent. The cases are nitrocellulose impregnated with TNT. Priming is electrical using a GUV-7 primer 24 mm long. After firing, a steel stub case weighing 3.4 kg remains to be automatically ejected, although manual ejection may be employed. The case, made of BW 11 steel, is 140 mm long with the flange diameter being 171.9 mm. The muzzle velocity of both projectiles is 850 m/s. Maximum range is 9,400 m for the 3OF19 and 12,200 m for the 3OF26. It is claimed that all these types of round have a service life of up to three years in a tank gun autoloader. Normal shelf life under controlled conditions is of the order of 10 years. A training round intended specially for training tank crews is the 125 mm VOFT22 training round with an OFT-19 HE-T projectile. The projectile is fired at a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s with a No 1 tracer element burning for up to 3 seconds from a location in the base so that the trajectory can be followed for training assessment and marking purposes. As the projectile passes through a soft target, the nose-mounted VUBS-1M super-quick point detonating fuze functions to detonate the projectile's Trotyl bursting charge less than 5 m behind the target. Should the projectile fail to hit a target it will self-destruct after about 4 to 6 seconds at a maximum range of 12,220 m. The complete VOFT22 round weighs 32.5 kg. The 125 mm VOFT22 training round is marketed by Kintex of Bulgaria . A short-range training round known as IDA is produced in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia . Equipped with a tracer, the DZ 75 AU base time fuzed round will self-destruct 4.5 seconds (±0.5 second) after firing, equating to a range of 2,700 to 3,300 m. The IDA contains a bursting charge weighing 3.05 kg. This round requires a safety template 5,000 m long</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>OF-19, PD V-429E; OF-26, MTSQ, type not yet known Equivalent rounds BULGARIA Marketed by: Kintex Type: 125 mm HE 3VOF22 Description: Projectile is 3OF19 with filling 3.15 kg TNT. Standard specifications</p><p>BULGARIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Kintex</p><p>Type: VOFT22 Prac</p><p>Description: Training round - see text</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Trema Limited</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE 3VOF 22</p><p>Description: Projectile is 3OF19 with filling 3.15 kg TNT. Standard specifications</p><p>CZECH REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Konstrukta Defence</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE SMRK</p><p>Description: Equivalent to 3OF19. Also produced is a short-range training round known as `IDA' - see</p><p>text</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>PS (Policske strojirny)</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE</p><p>Description: Probably 3OF 19, Filled with 3.15 kg of TNT</p><p>IRAN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Defence Industries Organisation, Ammunition Division</p><p>Type: 125 mm Anti-personnel (SAFIR)</p><p>Description: Exact model uncertain, but probably based on 3OF19. Charge weight given as 3.4 kg</p><p>TNT. Otherwise standard specifications</p><p>IRAQ</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>State factories</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE</p><p>Description: May be 3OF19 but this is not confirmed. May no longer be in production</p><p>POLAND</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Zaklady Produkeji Specjalnej Sp zoo (ZPS)</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE</p><p>Description: Exact model not known - probably 3OF19. Projectile weight given as 23 kg and</p><p>containing 3.15 kg of TNT. Uses W-429 (V-429) PD fuze</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Presta</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE</p><p>Description: Probably 3OF19. Projectile length, unfuzed, given as 617 mm.</p><p>ROMANIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>SN ROMARM SA</p><p>Type: 125 mm Fugas</p><p>Description: Probably 3VOF19</p><p>RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND ASSOCIATED STATES (CIS)</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Rosoboronexport</p><p>Type: 125 mm 3UOF36 FRAG-HE(FS) round with 3OF26 projectile</p><p>Description: Standard specifications - see text</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Spetsvneshtekhnika, Moscow</p><p>Type: 125 mm 3OF26</p><p>Description: Standard specifications - see text</p><p>SLOVAKIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Technopol Military and Police Group</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE SMRK</p><p>Description: Equivalent to 3OF19 although maximum range given as 12,200 m. Also produced is a</p><p>short-range training round known as `IDA' - see text</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>VIHORLAT As Snina</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE EOF</p><p>Description: Similar to 3OF19</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>ZVS Dubnica - KERAMETAL</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE SMRK (EOK)</p><p>Description: Equivalent to 3OF19 although maximum range given as 12,200 m. Also produced is a</p><p>short-range training round known as `IDA' - see text</p><p>UKRAINE</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Donetsky Rubber and Chemical Products Plant</p><p>Type: 125 mm FRAG-HE</p><p>Description: Exact model uncertain. Projectile weight 23 kg and length 615 mm</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>MINMASHPROM</p><p>Type: 125 mm 3UOF36 FRAG-HE(FS) round with 3OF26 projectile</p><p>Description: Standard specifications - see text</p><p>YUGOSLAVIA , FEDERAL REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Yugoimport SDPR</p><p>Type: 125 mm HE</p><p>Description: Understood to be 3OF19. Complete round weight given as 48.5 kg. May no longer be in</p><p>production</p>

The 125 mm FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26 is in common with the rest of the 125 mm ammunition range, the FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26 are separate loading munitions. They are automatically loaded into the breech followed by a semi-combustible propellant case. The 3OF19 and 3OF26 are both steel-bodied projectiles with conventional outlines. The bodies have boat tails and their bases thread into a slender curved steel extension assembly, with four forward-folding steel fins which snap out once the projectile has left the gun muzzle (overall fin span is 356 mm). There are two copper driving bands spaced 77 mm apart. The front band is 13 mm wide, with the rear band 7 mm wide. The explosive fillings vary. The 3OF19 contains 3.1485 kg of TNT while the 3OF26 contains 3.14 kg of A-IX-2 (RDX/Aluminium/Wax) surrounded by preformed steel fragments. The OF-19 projectile uses a nose-mounted point impact fuze known as the V-429E and made of steel, threaded into a steel nose adaptor. The prefragmented multipurpose and anti-helicopter 3OF26 FRAG-HE round fitted with an MTSQ fuze weighs 33 kg complete, with the OF-26 projectile weighing 23.2 kg. On detonation, the projectile creates between 600 and 2,000 fragments.

After firing, a steel stub case weighing 3.4 kg remains to be automatically ejected, although manual ejection may be employed. The case, made of BW 11 steel, is 140 mm long with the flange diameter being 171.9 mm. The muzzle velocity of both projectiles is 850 m/s. Maximum range is 9,400 m for the 3OF19 and 12,200 m for the 3OF26. It is claimed that all these types of round have a service life of up to three years in a tank gun autoloader. Normal shelf life under controlled conditions is of the order of 10 years. A training round intended specially for training tank crews is the 125 mm VOFT22 training round with an OFT-19 HE-T projectile. The projectile is fired at a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s with a No 1 tracer element burning for up to 3 seconds from a location in the base so that the trajectory can be followed for training assessment and marking purposes.

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125 mm FRAG-HE(FS) 3OF19 and 3OF26

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