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120mm HE IM3M 120mm AMMUNITION FOR NATO GUNS
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
MISSION The 120mm HE IM3M (Insensitive Ammunition with 3 functioning Modes) belongs to an ammunition family complying with STANAG 4385 and MOPI AEP26 requirements. It can be fired by the LECLERC MBT and other MBT’s fitted with a 120mm smoothbore gun. The 120mmHE IM3M is a high explosive round equipped with a multimode fuze programmable for impact, delay time or airbursting modes. Its multimode capability enables the projectile to defeat a large spectrum of targets: light armored vehicles, dismounted troops,
protected combat group in urban or landscape battlefields, hidden targets, bunkers. In addition 120mm HE IM3M is an insensitive 120mm high explosive ammunition compliant with STANAG 4439. DESCRIPTION The Cartridge 120mm HE IM3M is an insensitive high explosive round with tracer and consists of a projectile, and a propelling charge assembly. The propulsion system consists of a metallic stub case with combustible cartridge case, LOVA propellant and electric semi-combustible primer. The projectile is based on a forged steel body, with reinforced ogive filled with insensitive explosive, and a multimode programmable base fuze. A fin tail assembly with 6 deployable fins, is fixed on the shell body.