14.5 X 114MM

14.5x114mm cartridges for 14.5mm machine guns

114mm

14.5x114mm cartridges are used for shooting from 14.5mm machine guns installed on armored personnel carriers, as well as from anti-aircraft installations and anti-materiel sniper rifle. Different cartridges, or a combination thereof, are intended for performing various firing tasks. Armor-Piercing Incendiary bullets have an incendiary composition in the nose portion which is ignited on impact, and can be effectively used against flammable targets. Tracer bullets exhibits bright light by burning tracer composition, making the projectile trajectory visible to the naked eye also during daylight.

COMPONENTS

BULLET TYPE(BALL-TP)APIAPIT
Length of cartridge (mm)156156156
Nominal weight of cartridge (g)200192192
Weight of bullet, (g)646460
Primer typeBerdanBerdanBerdan
BulletBullet Jacket GMCS, Mild   
steel core, Bullet inert   
composition
Bullet jacket – GMCS,   
Hardened steel core, Bullet   
incendiary composition

Bullet jacket -GMCS, Steel

core, Incendiary composi-   
tion – Tracer composition

Propellant typeSingle Base or Double BaseSingle Base or Double BaseSingle Base or Double Base
Material of cartridge caseBrass or SteelBrass or SteelBrass or Steel

 

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

BULLET TYPE(BALL-TP)APIAPIT
Max average bullet velocity V25, (m/s)980 to 1000Ball± 20. or Match Ball TrajectoryBall± 20. or Match Ball Trajectory
Max. Average chamber pressure (MPa)Max. 330Max. 330Max. 330
Armour Penetrationat 100 m placed at 60 ° = 40mmat 500 m placed at 90 ° = 32mmat 500 m placed at 90 ° = 32mm
Tracer visibility (m)n/an/a2 000
Accuracy at 300 m -The average radiusR50 < 20 cmThe average radius R50 <= 20 cmThe average radius R50 <= 20 cm
Functional Temperature (°C)-54 to +71-54 to +71-54 to +71
Shelf life (subject to storage condition),
years
202020
Hazardous Classification LabelUN 0339UN 0300UN 0300

 

PACKING INFORMATION

  • Packed in metal/wooden boxes
  • As per customer requirement

 

ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY 

2,000,000 pcs / 8h Shift