125 mm smoothbore ammunition
Enlarged cap help to increase positive normalization and hold a much larger penetrator.
The projectile is double tungsten alloy rod sheathed in low melting point alloy covered with steel, intended to increase penetration against non-explosive reactive armour (NERA) such as Chobham armour.
Uses the initial jacketed 3BM-42M penetrator but the cartridge is shorter over the Lekalo, designed to fit in the standard autoloader and is most likely to replace the standard 3BM-42 as main service round soon Entered service in 1991.
[2] the new round uses a new sabot design, and a Tungsten Alloy penetrator of increased length compared to prior generation Russian APFSDS ammunition.
First-generation Chinese sabot round in service since 1993, also license produced by Pakistan.
Initially 125-IIM acted as the export version with reduced velocity but with the introduction of DTC10-125, the DTW-125 itself became exported under the name “BTA4” Third-generation Chinese sabot round which was introduced in 2010 and the subject of a data leak on the War Thunder forum in June 2022 (leaked data is used here).
[8][9] High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) fin stabilized (HEAT-FS) rounds.
Typically used against lighter or older tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
Due to Soviet Union's copper economize policy production of the model is limited.
Penetration performance claimed to be 10% higher than steel liner version.
"Material B" depleted uranium alloy liner to enhance penetration of advanced composite armours like Chobham.
A new type of explosive-filling was applied, which improved focusing of the jet stream.
Reportedly a triple charge warhead intended to reduce efficiency of NERA elements.
General purpose rounds, for use against infantry, bunkers and light vehicles and other "soft" targets.
Time of detonation setting is mechanical, for modernization, the shell fuze could be set automatically by improved "Ainet" systems or "Kalina" systems, which are available on the T-90K commander tank or the regular main battle tanks such as the T-90A, T-90M, T-80UA, and the T-14 Armata main battle tank.
A part of Remote detonation system "Ainet" on T-80UK commander tank.
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[14] The 9M119 Svir and 9M119M Refleks (NATO reporting name: AT-11 Sniper) anti-tank guided missile has semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) laser beam riding guidance and a tandem shaped charge HEAT warhead.
Refleks can penetrate about 900 millimetres (35 in) of steel armour and can engage low-flying air targets such as helicopters.
[14] Designed for the 2A82-1M gun on T-14 Armata tanks, the 3UBK21 Sprinter has millimeter wave semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) guidance and a tandem shaped-charge HEAT warhead.
[15] The Sokol-1 guided shell is fired from the 125 mm main gun, it borrowed design from the 152mm artillery shell 3OF75 Santimetr-M and both have very similar appearance, but with an added shaped charge cap into its design similar to the M712 Copperhead, intended to defeat heavily armoured targets.
The 3UBK14F1 guided shell is fired from the 125 mm main gun, its design was modified from 9M119 missile, removing the rocket motor and replacing it with an extra thermobaric warhead, turning it into a guided shell.
to have three times the explosive power of regular thermobaric variant 125 mm guided missiles.
