Name: 14.5 × 114 mm
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<h2>Synonyms</h2><p>14.5 mm Soviet machine gun; 14.5 mm KPV ; 14.5 mm Type 56; 14.5 mm Vladimirov</p><h2>Armament</h2><p>Soviet PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles; KPV heavy machine gun; Chinese Type 75-1 machine gun; Hungarian `Destroyer' heavy rifle; AEROTEK NTW 14.5 anti-materiel rifle.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>Developed in the late 1930s for the contemporary anti-tank rifles. After the rifles became obsolete the round was carried over to the KPV heavy machine gun and has remained in use with this weapon. The gun and ammunition have been widely distributed and ammunition has been made in China , Egypt , North Korea and Romania at various times.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>The case is rimless, bottlenecked and of brass, Berdan primed. The standard bullet is an armour-piercing/incendiary pattern with steel core and incendiary composition in the nose.</p><p>BULGARIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Arsenal</p><p>Type: AP-I B-32: FMJ; steel core, incendiary composition in the nose; 64.1 g; V 25 990 m/s AP-I-T BZT: FMJ; 59.6 g; V 25 1,000 m/s</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Kintex</p><p>Type: API B-32: FMJ; steel core, pyrotechnic composition in the nose; 64.1 g; V 25 987 m/s API BZT: FMJ; steel core, pyrotechnic mixture in the nose; 59.6 g; V 25 976 m/s</p><p>CHINA , PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>China North Industries (NORINCO)</p><p>Type: API Type 56: FMJ; steel core, incendiary composition in the nose. Appears to be based upon the</p><p>Soviet B-32 pattern; 64 g; MV 980-995 m/s; penetrates 20 mm of armour at 20º at 300 m; ignites fuels</p><p>behind a 20 mm armour plate at 100 m; cartridge case may be of brass or varnished steel</p><p>API-T Type 56: FMJ; steel core, tracer capsule at rear, incendiary material in nose; 59 g; MV</p><p>995-1,015 m/s; penetration and incendiary performance as for the API Type 56. Brass or steel cartridge</p><p>case</p><p>HE-I: Bullet consists of a hollow steel core closed at the rear end and filled with explosive, pressed in</p><p>two increments with a booster increment on top. The core is closed at the front end by a coned steel plug</p><p>carrying a detonator and surmounted by a steel striker plug which protrudes from the nose of the bullet.</p><p>The bullet envelope is of steel with a gilding metal jacket; 59 g; MV 1,000-1,015 m/s; ignites fuels 400</p><p>mm beyond a 2 mm dural plate at 200 m and 100 mm behind the plate at 1,500 m range, with</p><p>considerable fragmentation. Brass or steel cartridge case</p><p>Blank: Similar to the 12.7 × 107 mm Blank, in that the mouth of the steel case is coned around a metal</p><p>closing cup which is ejected from the muzzle and has a danger area of 25 mm from the muzzle</p><p>EGYPT</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Shoubra Company</p><p>Type: AP-I: FMJ; based on RFAS B32; 64.2 g; MV 985 m/s</p><p>AP-I-T: FMJ; based on RFAS BZT; 59.5 g; MV 1,000 m/s</p><p>POLAND</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Mesko Zaklady Metalowe</p><p>Type: AP-I: FMJ; appears to be based on the RFAS B-32 round but loaded to a higher velocity; 65.1 g;</p><p>MV 995 m/s</p><p>AP-I-T: FMJ; appears to be based on the RFAS BZT round but loaded to a higher velocity; 61.3 g; MV</p><p>1,015 m/s</p><p>ROMANIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>S.N. ROMARM S.A.</p><p>Type: API (B 32) : 64 g; MV 980-995 m/s</p><p>API-T (BZT): 59 g; MV 995-1015 m/s</p><p>HEI (MDZ): 59.6 g; MV 1000-1100 m/s</p><p>RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND ASSOCIATED STATES (CIS)</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Ulyanovsk Machine Production Association ; Barnaul Machine Tool Building Plant</p><p>Type: AP-I 57-BZ-561S with B32 projectile: FMJ; steel core; incendiary composition in nose; 64 g;</p><p>MV 976 m/s; penetration 38 mm at 100 m</p><p>AP-I BS41: FMJ; tungsten carbide core; incendiary composition in nose; 64.41 g; MV 976 m/s</p><p>AP-I-T 57-BZ-561S with BZT projectile: FMJ; steel core; incendiary in nose, tracer in base; 60 g;</p><p>MV 945-990 m/s</p><p>Incendiary 7-Z-1 with MDZ projectile: FMJ; smaller steel core; greater incendiary filling, tracer; 58</p><p>g; MV 945-1,006 m/s</p><p>Blank: Cartridge weight 114 g</p>

The case is rimless, bottlenecked and of brass, Berdan primed. Developed in the late 1930s for the contemporary anti-tank rifles. After the rifles became obsolete the round was carried over to the KPV heavy machine gun and has remained in use with this weapon.

The standard bullet is an armour-piercing/incendiary pattern with steel core and incendiary composition in the nose. The gun and ammunition have been widely distributed and ammunition has been made in China , Egypt , North Korea and Romania at various times. Compatible platforms include soviet PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles; KPV heavy machine gun; Chinese Type 75-1 machine gun; Hungarian 'Destroyer' heavy rifle; AEROTEK NTW 14.5 anti-materiel rifle.

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