Name: NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition
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Weights projectile with propellant charge

Weights projectile with sabot, 125-I

Weights projectile with sabot, 125-II

Weights projectile, 125-I

Weights stub case

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Diameter of projectile 125-I

Diameter of projectile 125-II

Muzzle velocity 125-I

Muzzle velocity 125-II

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Southern Asia

India

Pakistan

<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>125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition was developed by NORINCO as a commercial venture to equip existing 125 mm tank gun users, and to provide projectiles for use in the Chinese 125 mm tank gun, details of which have yet to be announced. The NORINCO rounds, the 125-I and 125-II, use a propellant system based on the Russian Federation and Associated States (CIS) original but the projectile assemblies are completely different, based on Western tungsten rod technology allied to an up-to-date sabot assembly. This round was first shown during 1993. Attempts to produce a close copy of the 125-I round have been made in Pakistan . According to reports these attempts led to technical difficulties regarding the tungsten alloy used for the NORINCO penetrator, resulting in rounds breaking up while still in the barrel after firing. A change to the same tungsten alloy already used by Alsons to manufacture and machine 105 mm APFSDS-T L64 penetrators was considered for 125 mm manufacture but the problem has been reported as rectified. The Indian Ordnance Factory Board has developed an almost identical 120 mm APFSDS-T round to that produced by China and Pakistan . This round was probably inspired by examination of rounds captured from Pakistan during one of their clashes and is known as the T-2A. It has been in service with the Indian Army since 1997.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T rounds are separate loading munitions. They are loaded into the breech surrounded, behind the sabot assembly, by an integral combustible propellant charge in a combustible case and followed by a semi-combustible propellant case. On both the 125-I and 125-II, a light alloy sabot assembly consists of a three-segment sabot and the monobloc tungsten alloy penetrator rod forming the projectile. The penetrator rod and the sabot are interfaced by a series of mating buttresses and the sabot is encircled by a plastic slipping obturator ring. The 125-I penetrator rod has a diameter of 28 mm, is 554 mm long (length-to-diameter ratio approximately 19.8:1) and weighs 4.03 kg. The penetrator rod has a light alloy windshield over the nose and a light alloy six-finned fin assembly at the rear. It is assumed that the fin assembly contains a tracer element. The 125-II projectile assembly weighs 7.44 kg, with the penetrator rod being 26 mm in diameter. The two-component propellant system is carried over from the design of the RFAS 125 mm APFSDS-T. Both components are encased in what is described as a flammable nitrocellulose paper tube impregnated with TNT which is totally consumed on firing. A steel stub case, weighing 3.4 kg and containing the electrical primer, remains to be ejected after firing. The case is 140 mm long and has a flange diameter of 171.9 mm. Muzzle velocity of the 125-I is 1,730 m/s. Armour penetration against vertical armour at 2,000 m is 460 mm and direct fire range is more than 2,100 m. It has been stated that the projectile can penetrate 220 mm of homogeneous armour set at an angle of 61.5º at a range of 2,000 m, with `good after effects'. At a range of 1,000 m dispersion is of the order of 300 × 300 mm. Muzzle velocity for the 125-II is 1,740 m/s. Armour penetration at 2,000 m is 600 mm.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>None involved Equivalent rounds INDIA</p><p>INDIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Indian Ordnance Factory Board</p><p>Type: 125 mm APFSDS-T T-2A</p><p>Description: Virtually identical to NORINCO original. See under Development.</p><p>PAKISTAN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Machinecrafts (Private) Limited, Lahore</p><p>Type: 125 mm APFSDS</p><p>Description: Production believed to be limited to the manufacture and assembly of the 125-I APFSDS</p><p>assembly only, rather than the complete round. See also under Development.</p>

The NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition is NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T rounds are separate loading munitions. They are loaded into the breech surrounded, behind the sabot assembly, by an integral combustible propellant charge in a combustible case and followed by a semi-combustible propellant case. On both the 125-I and 125-II, a light alloy sabot assembly consists of a three-segment sabot and the monobloc tungsten alloy penetrator rod forming the projectile. The penetrator rod and the sabot are interfaced by a series of mating buttresses and the sabot is encircled by a plastic slipping obturator ring. The 125-I penetrator rod has a diameter of 28 mm, is 554 mm long (length-to-diameter ratio approximately 19.8:1) and weighs 4.03 kg. The penetrator rod has a light alloy windshield over the nose and a light alloy six-finned fin assembly at the rear. It is assumed that the fin assembly contains a tracer element. The 125-II projectile assembly weighs 7.44 kg, with the penetrator rod being 26 mm in diameter. The two-component propellant system is carried over from the design of the RFAS 125 mm APFSDS-T.

Both components are encased in what is described as a flammable nitrocellulose paper tube impregnated with TNT which is totally consumed on firing. A steel stub case, weighing 3.4 kg and containing the electrical primer, remains to be ejected after firing. The case is 140 mm long and has a flange diameter of 171.9 mm. Muzzle velocity of the 125-I is 1,730 m/s. Armour penetration against vertical armour at 2,000 m is 460 mm and direct fire range is more than 2,100 m. It has been stated that the projectile can penetrate 220 mm of homogeneous armour set at an angle of 61.5º at a range of 2,000 m, with 'good after effects'. At a range of 1,000 m dispersion is of the order of 300 × 300 mm. Muzzle velocity for the 125-II is 1,740 m/s. Armour penetration at 2,000 m is 600 mm. 125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition was developed by NORINCO as a commercial venture to equip existing 125 mm tank gun users, and to provide projectiles for use in the Chinese 125 mm tank gun, details of which have yet to be announced.

NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition

NORINCO 125 mm APFSDS-T ammunition

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