125 mm smoothbore ammunition

The following is a list of ammunition fired by the 125 mm smoothbore gun series used in the T-64, T-72, T-80, M-84, T-90, PT-91, T-14 Armata, and other tanks derived from those designs, as well as the 2A45 Sprut Anti-Tank gun.

APFSDS-T

Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot tracer or APFSDS-T rounds. Typically used against other modern tanks.

3VBM3/3BM9/10

Entered service in 1962. The projectile is Maraging steel.

3VBM6/3BM12/13

Entered service (estimated) in 1968. Essentially the same as the 3BM9 projectile with a tungsten carbide plug.

3VBM7/3BM15/16

BM15 APFSDS projectile.

Entered service (estimated 1972). A slightly longer 3BM12 projectile.

3VBM8/3BM17/18

Entered service (estimated 1972). An export version of the 3BM-15 without the tungsten carbide plug. Hence, it is an all-steel penetrator with inferior performance.

3VBM9/3BM22/23

Entered service 1976. Tungsten carbide penetrator core sheathed in steel.

3VBM10/3BM29/30

Entered service 1982. Depleted Uranium-nickel-iron alloy sheathed in steel.

3VBM11/3BM26/27

Entered service 1983. Tungsten-nickel-iron alloy core sheathed in steel.

3VBM13/3BM32/33

Entered service in 1985. The projectile is a depleted uranium-nickel-zinc alloy, sheathed in steel.

3VBM17/3BM42 (3BM44)

A BM-42 APFSDS projectile.

Entered service in 1986. The projectile is a tungsten alloy core sheathed in steel.

3VBM19/3BM42M (3BM44M "Lekalo")

Entered service in 1994 Utilising an improved penetrator and a new Sabot. Reported to be tungsten alloy.

3VBM??/3BM46 (3BM48 "Svinets")

Entered service in 1991 Utilising a new Sabot. Reported to be Uranium alloy.

3VBM??/3BM46 (3BM48 "Свинец-2")

Entered service : Unknown. Utilising a new Sabot. Reported to be tungsten alloy.

HEAT-FS

High-explosive anti-tank fin stabilised or HEAT-FS rounds. Typically used against lighter or older tanks and Armoured personnel carriers.

3VBK7/3BK12

Entered service 1962.

3BK12M

Entered service 1968. Uses improved 3V-15 detonator.

3VBK10/3BK14

Entered service 1968.

3BK14M

3BK14M Round.

Improved version, replacing steel liner with a copper liner.[3]

3VBK16/3BK18

Entered service estimated 1975.

3BK18M

Improved warhead. Entered service estimated 1978. Introduces wave shaping booster.

3VBK17/3BK21

Entered service estimated 1980. Enhancements to improve reliability of the copper jet formation.

3BK21B

Entered service estimated 1982. Depleted uranium Liner to enhance penetration of advanced composite armours like Chobham.

3VBK21/3BK25

Entered service estimated 1985.

3VBK25/3BK29

A 3BK29 HEAT round.

Entered service estimated 1988.

3VBK27?/3BK29M

First seen publicly in 1998. Reportedly a triple charge warhead.[4]

HE-FRAG-FS

High Explosive Fragmentation Fin Stabilised. General purpose rounds, for use against infantry, bunkers and light vehicles and other 'soft' targets.

3VOF22/3OF19

A OF-19 HE-FRAG projectile.

Entered service in 1962. Uses the 3V-21 detonator (mass = 0.431 kg, reliability = 0.98). The 90% lethal zone for infantry is reported to be 40 m wide and 20 m deep.[3]

3VOF36/3OF26

A 3OF26 HE-FRAG round.

Entered service in 1970. Uses the 3V-21 detonator (mass = 0.431 kg, reliability = 0.98). The projectile creates between 600 and 2,000 fragments.

ATGW/ATGM

9M112 Kobra

The 9K112 Kobra round in flight configuration

The 9K112 Kobra (NATO reporting name is AT-8 Songster) is also fired from the 125 mm main guns of the T-64 and T-80 series of tanks.[6]

9M119 Refleks

The 9M119 Svir and 9M119M Refleks (NATO reporting name: AT-11 Sniper) anti-tank guided missile has semi-automatic laser beam-riding guidance and a tandem hollow-charge HEAT warhead. It has an effective range of 75 m to 5000 m, and takes 17.6 seconds to reach maximum range. Refleks can penetrate about 900 millimetres (35 in) of steel armour and can also engage low-flying air targets such as helicopters.[6]

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