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40mm GPR-PD-T40mm CASED TELESCOPED ARMAMENT SYSTEM (CTAS)
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Description
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.