Artillery Rounds

RAPIT-C,API,API-T,AP-T

Artillery Rounds

23x152 mm Round RAPIT-C Armour-Piercing Incendiary Tracer Projectile with
tungsten alloy core

NSN:1305-50-001-4074

23x152 mm Round API with Armour Piercing Incendiary Projectile

NSN:1305-50-001-1898

23x152 mm Round API-T with Armour Piercing Incendiary Tracer Projectile

NSN:1305-50-000-0303

23x152 mm Round AP-T with Armour Piercing Tracer Projectile

NSN:1305-50-000-0419

The Rounds are compatible with 23 mm ADS, ADS-N,  ZU-23-2, ZU-23-2F and ZSU-23-4
and intended to defeat air targets, ground unarmored and light armored vehicles .

Specifications
   RAPIT-C  API  API-T  AP-T
Caliber, mm 23x152 mm
Projectile type Armour Piercing Incendiary with Tracer Armour Piercing Incendiary Armour Piercing Incendiary with Tracer Armour Piercing  Tracer
Round length, mm from 234.36 to 237.16 from 234.36 to 237.16 from 234.36 to 237.16 from 234.36 to 237.16
Round weight, g 450 approx. 450 approx. 450 approx. 450 approx.
Projectile weight, g 193 approx. 185.6 approx. 185.6 approx. 185.6 approx.
Primer Percussion Primer No3 Percussion Primer No3 Percussion Primer No3 Percussion Primer No3
Tracer burning time, s not less than 3 - not less than 5 not less than 5
Average muzzle
velocity, V0aver , m/s
970 970 970 970
Average max Pressure
at 15°C PmaxaverMpa
not more than 286.84 not more than 286.84 not more than 286.84 not more than 286.84
Penetration*, distance, mm at 700 m: 30 mm
at 1 000 m: 25 mm
at 700 m: 15 mm
at 1 000 m: 10 mm
at 700 m: 15 mm
at 1 000 m: 10 mm
at 700 m: 15 mm
at 1 000 m: 10 mm
Propellant type 5/7 Cfl 5/7 Cfl 5/7 Cfl 5/7 Cfl
Case material steel steel steel steel
Operational
temperature range, °C
from minus 50 to 50 from minus 50 to 50 from minus 50 to 50 from minus 50 to 50
CLASS OF EXPLOSION HAZARD 1.2C, UN 0328 1.2C, UN 0328 1.2C, UN 0328
1.2C, UN 0328      

*   Penetration test is proved by firing on 15 mm armour plate,
placed at 100 m from the muzzle, at 600 towards
the firing line and projectile impact velocity Vimpact=680± 20 m/s.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Packing
28 Rounds in one airtight metal box, three metal boxes ( 84 pcs. totally ) in a wooden case
  RAPIT-C  API API-T  AP-T                
Wooden case dimensions, mm 875x398x206 875x398x206 875x398x206 875x398x206
Gross weight, kg 55 55 55 55
Volume, m3                                                 0.072                                                        

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