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40mm GPR-PD-T40mm CASED TELESCOPED ARMAMENT SYSTEM (CTAS)
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
MISSION The 40mm ammunition is intended for use in the 40mm CTAS weapon.The General Purpose Round - Point Detonating - Tracer (GPR-PD-T) is a highly efficient multirole ammunition with high levels of surpression defeating reinforced concrete 200mm thick up to 1,000m.The fuze, equipped with 2 safety systems compliant with STANAG 4187, ensures performances against light vehicles, urban and soft targets even at very short range, and allow self-destruction of the ammunition between 3,000m and 6,000m. DESCRIPTION The
40mm GPR-PD-T cartridge is composed of: P a steel cartridge case, P a mechanical primer, P a propellant load, P a shell loaded with IM explosive, P a day/night tracer, P a mechanical fuze with SD mode (MR4015) equipped with two safety systems compliant with the STANAG 4187 requirements.