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) | API | APIT |
| Length of cartridge (mm) | 156 | 156 | 156 |
| Nominal weight of cartridge (g) | 200 | 192 | 192 |
| Weight of bullet, (g) | 64 | 64 | 60 |
| Primer type | Berdan | Berdan | Berdan |
| Bullet | Bullet Jacket GMCS, Mild steel core, Bullet inert composition | Bullet jacket – GMCS, Hardened steel core, Bullet incendiary composition | Bullet jacket -GMCS, Steel core, Incendiary composi- |
| Propellant type | Single Base or Double Base | Single Base or Double Base | Single Base or Double Base |
| Material of cartridge case | Brass or Steel | Brass or Steel | Brass or Steel |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| BULLET TYPE | (BALL-TP) | API | APIT |
| Max average bullet velocity V25, (m/s) | 980 to 1000 | Ball± 20. or Match Ball Trajectory | Ball± 20. or Match Ball Trajectory |
| Max. Average chamber pressure (MPa) | Max. 330 | Max. 330 | Max. 330 |
| Armour Penetration | at 100 m placed at 60 ° = 40mm | at 500 m placed at 90 ° = 32mm | at 500 m placed at 90 ° = 32mm |
| Tracer visibility (m) | n/a | n/a | 2 000 |
| Accuracy at 300 m -The average radius | R50 < 20 cm | The average radius R50 <= 20 cm | The average radius R50 <= 20 cm |
| Functional Temperature (°C) | -54 to +71 | -54 to +71 | -54 to +71 |
| Shelf life (subject to storage condition), years | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Hazardous Classification Label | UN 0339 | UN 0300 | UN 0300 |
PACKING INFORMATION
- Packed in metal/wooden boxes
- As per customer requirement
ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
2,000,000 pcs / 8h Shift