122 Mm Howitzer 2A18 (D-30) - Ammunition

Ammunition

The D-30 fires separate loading projectiles, with variable charges:

Available Ammunition
Type Fuze Weight Warhead Velocity, (max. propellant load) Armor Penetration Notes
OF-462 FRAG-HE RGM-2,D-1,D1U
V-90,AR-5
21.76 kg 3.675 kg of TNT 690 m/s n/a
3OF56 FRAG-HE RGM-2,D-1,D1U
V-90,AR-5
21.76 4.05 kg of A-IX-2 690 m/s n/a Improved HE-FRAG.
BK-6M HEAT-FS GPV-2 17.47 kg 1.6 kg of A-X-1 740 m/s 460 mm to 580 mm
BK-13 HEAT-FS ? 21.4 kg 2.1 kg ? ?
S-463 Illumination T-7 22.4 kg 1 kg flare 690 m/s n/a Illumination time ≥ 25 s.
D-462 Smoke KTM-2 22.3 kg 3.6 kg of WP 690 m/s n/a
3OF69M Laser guided ? 28 kg 5.5 kg HE-FRAG ? ?
? ICM Ms-1 22.5 kg 18 M-42 bomblets
or 15 M-42D bomblets
683 m/s M42 – 70 mm
M42D - 110 mm
Egyptian made.
M335 (CL 3153) ICM ? 22.5 kg 24 M85 bomblets 698 m/s 105 mm Israeli round.
ER 122 HB FRAG-HE RGM-2,M72 21.86 kg ? 692 m/s (735 m/s supercharge) n/a RH-Alan Croatian produced.
ERBB 122 HB FRAG-HE RGM-2,M72 21.86 kg ? 692 m/s (735 m/s supercharge) n/a RH-Alan Croatian produced.
Norinco ERFB/HB FRAG-HE ? 21.76 kg ? 725 m/s n/a Chinese produced.
Norinco ERFB/BB FRAG-HE ? 22.25 kg ? 730 m/s n/a Chinese produced.
Norinco Cargo ICM ? 21.76 kg 30 Type 81 bomblets 682 m/s 80 mm Chinese produced.
Norinco HE-I HE-I ? 21.76 kg ? 690 m/s n/a Chinese produced.
Norinco Smoke Smoke ? 22.15 kg 3.2 kg of WP 690 m/s n/a Chinese produced, produces smoke for more than 70 seconds.
Norinco Illumination Illumination ? 21.3 kg 1.09 kg flare 683 m/s n/a Chinese produced, 600,000 candela flare, burns for 50 seconds.
Ammunition for the D-30
BK-13 HEAT round.
BK-6M HEAT round.
OF-462 HE shell.

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