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30 MM Ammunition is fired from 30 mm automatic Gun 2A42 mounted on infantry combat vehicle BMP II as the main armament. The gun has double belt feed system, one belt with armour piercing tracer round and the other with both High Explosive Incendiary and HE Tracer rounds generally in ratio of 4:1. The gun is designed for single shot firing as well as automatic firing at slow and rapid rates.
30 MM AP/T ammunition is a fixed type of ammunition and is intended for use against light armoured targets and weapon emplacements.
| Total length of ammunition (High) | 292.84 mm |
| Total length of ammunition (Low) | 289.39 mm |
| Mass of Complete Round | 0.853 kg Approx. |
| Mass of Projectile | 0.40 kg 0.006 kg |
| Mass of propellant | 0.128 kg Approx. |
| Muzzle Velocity | 970 m/s ± 10 m/s |
| Mean pressure of propellant | 3600 Kg/cm 2 |
| Maximum Range | |
| (a) At ground target | 4000 m |
| (b) At aerial target/altitude | 2000 m |
| (c) Slant range | 2500 m |
| (d) Tracer burning time | 3.5 sec |
Armour piercing projectile provides armour piercing effect behind the armour due to fragmentation of armoured target as well as the steel body of shell. The tracer gives visibility of its path upto a range of 2500 m.
The raw material used for components are tested by independent Quality Assurance Wing. Major components are test fired and only passed proof components are taken into final assembly of ammunition. The final round is dynamically proved for i) Velocity ii) Pressure iii) Safety & functioning at low rate of fire and high rate of fire and iv) Failure free functioning, burning time & visibility of tracer.
Adequate mechanical safety arrangements are provided for safety during handling and transportation.
Due to its sound design and careful manufacture, the ammunition is very reliable for use in combat field environment.
The shell life of this ammunition is 7 years.
30 rounds are packed in one steel box H-60, a hermetically sealed metallic container.
Packing box size |
355 mm x 241 mmx 315 mm |
| Estimated weight of box | 36.0 kgs/box |
| Net weight of box | 25.59 kgs/box |
Volume |
0.027 cu m |
| This ammunition is classified in | |
| Compatibility group | E |
| Hazard Division | 1.2 |
| Fire fighting group | 2 |
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