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84mm HEAT M543

Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
The projectile consists of an aluminium alloynose cone and an aluminium alloy body, whichcontains the shaped charge, the electronic BDfuze, the rocket motor and the delay ignitor. The projectile has a nylon slip obturator and isstabilized by 6 hinged fins, which deploy uponexit from the rifle. The projectile is assembled to a light weight aluminium cartridge which is fittedwith a percussion cap, an ignition charge and a blow-out disc. The cartridge case is loaded with a double base strip propellant. Applications
include for use with 84mm recoilless rifle M560A1and equivalents to defeat armored fightingvehicles and hard targets utilizing a shapedcharge.