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115mm TK APFSDS-T M1150
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
The projectile consists of a sub-projectile and sabot. The sub-projectile comprises an Armour Piercing Fin Stabilized tungsten alloy long rod penetrator, an aluminium windshield and a tracer assembled in the fin assembly. This is contained within a 3-piece aluminium Discarding Sabot, held in place with a plastic band at the forward end and a plastic obturating band at the rear end of the sabot. The projectile is crimped to the cartridge case which is loaded with cool burning, multi-perforated, loose propellant, and
is fitted with a percussion primer and a wear reducing liner. Applications include for use with 115mm tank guns, as fitted in the Russian T62 tanks, to defeat armored targets by means of the kinetic energy (KE) of its tungsten alloy long rod penetrator.