Name: 127mm L54 HE
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Italy

<h2>MISSION</h2><p>The 127mm HE projectile is designed  and manufactured by Simmel Difesa to be ﬁredby the OTO Melara automatic gun, 127mm L54 U.S. gun and the 127mm L64 OTO  Melara Lightweight gun.This projectile can be ﬁred either with full  or reduced charge. This type of ammunition  can be equipped with PD or Proximity fuzes  in order to guarantee the best response  to the Navy requirements in every situation.</p><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>The projectile consists of a steel shell ﬁlled withhigh explosive and ﬁtted with a proximity fuze or a point detonating fuze.This 127mm projectile is in accordance with NATO design and safety standards.</p><p>PACKAGING</p>

The projectile consists of a steel shell ﬁlled withhigh explosive and ﬁtted with a proximity fuze or a point detonating fuze.

This 127mm projectile is in accordance with NATO design and safety standards. The 127mm HE projectile is designed and manufactured by Simmel Difesa to be ﬁredby the OTO Melara automatic gun, 127mm L54 U. S. gun and the 127mm L64 OTO Melara Lightweight gun. This projectile can be ﬁred either with full or reduced charge. This type of ammunition can be equipped with PD or Proximity fuzes in order to guarantee the best response to the Navy requirements in every situation.

In over a hundred years of continued operation, Simmel Difesa acquired comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the ammunition business, combining the experience of famous European players into a modern and agile company.
Today, Simmel Difesa supplies medium and large calibre ammunition to more than 40 countries worldwide.
Over the time, the company developed its know-how in all ammunition components, from propellants and explosives to metal parts and fuses. Thanks to its experience, Simmel Difesa is able to optimize the components’ integration in order to conceive first-class products.
Simmel Difesa gained a reputation as a leader in naval ammunition, and is now – after decades of successful cooperation – the preferred supplier for Oto-Melara guns. Its in-house capability to design and manufacture advanced proximity fuses led Simmel Difesa to become a world leader on the air defense ammunition market.
Equipped with a powerful and flexible manufacturing infrastructure, and benefitting from the dedication of its highly skilled workforce and a dependable supply chain, Simmel Difesa is able to quickly respond to its customers’ requirements with reliable and high-performance products.

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127mm L54 HE 

127mm L54 HE

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