Ammunition Data
The M-30 could fire all types of 122 mm howitzer ammunition used by the RKKA, including old Russian and imported shells. During and after World War II new types of ammunition were developed, notably HEAT shells. The World War II era HEAT shell BP-460A could pierce 100–160 mm of armor at 90°; the post-war BP-1 managed 200 mm at 90°, 160 mm at 60°, and 80 mm at 30°. HE-Frag projectiles of type OF-462 that were initially developed for the M-30 howitzer can be fired from modern 122 mm ordnance pieces and are still in Russian Army service.
| Available ammunition | |||||
| Type | Model | Weight, kg | HE weight, kg | Velocity, m/s (max. propellant load) | Range, m |
| Armour-piercing shells | |||||
| HEAT (from May 1943) | BP-460A | 335 (propellant load 4) | 2,000 | ||
| High explosive and fragmentation shells | |||||
| HE-Frag, steel (1,000 fragments to hit personnel in radius of 30 meters) | OF-462 | 21.76 | 3.67 | 515 | 11,720 |
| Fragmentation, steely iron | O-462A | 21.7 | 458 | 10,800 | |
| Fragmentation, steely iron | О-460А | ||||
| HE, old | F-460 | ||||
| HE, old | F-460N | ||||
| HE, old | F-460U | ||||
| HE, old | F-460K | ||||
| Shrapnel shells | |||||
| Shrapnel with 45 sec tube | Sh-460 | ||||
| Shrapnel with T-6 tube | Sh-460T | ||||
| Chemical shells | |||||
| Fragmentation-chemical | OH-462 | 515 | 11,800 | ||
| Chemical | H-462 | 21.8 | - | ||
| Chemical | H-460 | - | |||
| Other shells | |||||
| Illumination | S-462 | - | 479 | 8,500 | |
| Propaganda | A-462 | - | 431 | 8,000 | |
| Smoke, steel | D-462 | 515 | 11,800 | ||
| Smoke, steely iron | D-462A | 515 | 11,800 | ||
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