Name: 152 mm ICM 3-O-23
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<h2>Armament</h2><p>152 mm Gun-Howitzer D-20 ; 152 mm Gun-Howitzer 2A65 ( M1987 or MSTA-B); 152 mm 2A61 Howitzer. Self-propelled equipments include: 152 mm 2S19 Self-propelled Gun-Howitzer; 152 mm Self-propelled Howitzer ONDAVA.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>The 152 mm ICM 3-O-23 projectile (described in marketing literature as a Cluster HEAT-Bomblet projectile) is intended for use with the latest generation of Russian Federation and Associated States (CIS) 152 mm long-barrelled gun-howitzers. It is issued with a choice of two preloaded cartridge cases containing the variable propellant charges. The complete round with a long-range Full charge is the 3VO28. The Reduced charge is the 3VO29. There is also a 152 mm ICM 3-O-13 round carrying eight fragmentation submunitions - see following entry.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>As with other rounds in the 152 mm family, the 152 mm ICM 3-O-23 projectile is a separate loading munition. The steel carrier body has relatively thin steel walls, a long streamlined ogive, single copper drive band and a Base Bleed (BB) unit with a boat-tail outline secured to the base. The hollow interior contains 42 dual-purpose bomblets in six layers of seven, ready to be ejected through the base when the nose-mounted mechanical time fuze functions at a preselected time, igniting an expulsion charge inside the ogive. This should ideally occur at a height of 400 m. The bomblets will then be ejected to fall inside a ground area with dimensions of 145 m along the line of the carrier projectile's trajectory, and approximately 90 m wide. Each dual-purpose steel bomblet packed into the carrier is 62.5 mm long, has a diameter of 44 mm and weighs 350 g. As the bomblet is dispensed, a stabilising ribbon tail is released from the base which serves to ensure it falls warhead first and arms the impact fuze. The latter is achieved by using the bomblet's in-flight spin to turn a screw driving the bottom half of the body over the upper portion in a telescopic fashion. As the lower half strikes the ground the impact fuze functions and the bomblet detonates instantly. It uses an internal shaped charge, weighing 45 g, to penetrate up to 100 mm of homogeneous armour at an angle up to 30º from the normal. The steel body also creates anti-personnel fragments. The cartridge cases involved with the three propellant charges are lacquered steel with a KV-4 percussion primer in the base. No information is available regarding the weights and types of propellant involved, although one reference quotes a Full charge as containing 8.1 kg of NgTp (NDT-3). Maximum muzzle velocity is not known although maximum range is 26,500 m.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>MT - type not specified Equivalent rounds CHINA , PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC</p><p>CHINA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)</p><p>Type: 152 mm Type 66 cargo projectile</p><p>Description: See separate entry</p><p>ISRAEL</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Israel Military Industries ( IMI )</p><p>Type: 152 mm DP-ICM M351 (CL 3162) and ER-DP-ICM M350 (CL 3150)</p><p>Description: See separate entry</p><p>SLOVAKIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Konstrukta Defence</p><p>Type: 152 mm Cargo Projectile Trnovnik</p><p>Description: Originally known as the 152 mm ICM EKK, the Trnovnik is virtually identical to the 152</p><p>mm ICM 3-O-23 and uses the same three cartridge case propellant system. A new design of</p><p>dual-purpose bomblet has been developed for use with this projectile</p><p>YUGOSLAVIA , FEDERAL REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Yugoimport SDPR</p><p>Type: 152 mm HE/ICM</p><p>Description: Developed and produced primarily for use with the 152 mm Gun-Howitzer M84 series.</p><p>Contains 63 KB-2 bomblets, each weighing 40 g and containing 35 g of FH-5 explosive. Muzzle</p><p>velocity is 810 m/s and maximum range 22,500 m. Weight is 43.6 kg and length 842 mm. Fitted with an</p><p>electronic fuze. May no longer be in production</p>

The 152 mm ICM 3-O-23 is as with other rounds in the 152 mm family, the 152 mm ICM 3-O-23 projectile is a separate loading munition. The steel carrier body has relatively thin steel walls, a long streamlined ogive, single copper drive band and a Base Bleed (BB) unit with a boat-tail outline secured to the base. The hollow interior contains 42 dual-purpose bomblets in six layers of seven, ready to be ejected through the base when the nose-mounted mechanical time fuze functions at a preselected time, igniting an expulsion charge inside the ogive. This should ideally occur at a height of 400 m. The bomblets will then be ejected to fall inside a ground area with dimensions of 145 m along the line of the carrier projectile's trajectory, and approximately 90 m wide. Each dual-purpose steel bomblet packed into the carrier is 62.5 mm long, has a diameter of 44 mm and weighs 350 g. As the bomblet is dispensed, a stabilising ribbon tail is released from the base which serves to ensure it falls warhead first and arms the impact fuze.

The latter is achieved by using the bomblet's in-flight spin to turn a screw driving the bottom half of the body over the upper portion in a telescopic fashion. As the lower half strikes the ground the impact fuze functions and the bomblet detonates instantly. It uses an internal shaped charge, weighing 45 g, to penetrate up to 100 mm of homogeneous armour at an angle up to 30º from the normal. The steel body also creates anti-personnel fragments. The cartridge cases involved with the three propellant charges are lacquered steel with a KV-4 percussion primer in the base. No information is available regarding the weights and types of propellant involved, although one reference quotes a Full charge as containing 8.1 kg of NgTp (NDT-3). Maximum muzzle velocity is not known although maximum range is 26,500 m. The 152 mm ICM 3-O-23 projectile (described in marketing literature as a Cluster HEAT-Bomblet projectile) is intended for use with the latest generation of Russian Federation and Associated States (CIS) 152 mm long-barrelled gun-howitzers. It is issued with a choice of two preloaded cartridge cases containing the variable propellant charges. The complete round with a long-range Full charge is the 3VO28. The Reduced charge is the 3VO29.

152 mm ICM 3-O-23

152 mm ICM 3-O-23

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