HEF was planned as a separate unit in the Pre-World War-II years, 1935-40 for manufacture of high explosives (TNT & CE) and Initiators required for AFK. Its foundation stone was laid on January 11th, 1940 at Western bank of Mula river at a site where the “Battle of Khadki” was fought between the valiant Marathas and British army in 1817. Major production at HEF started during 1942-44. Since its inception, it has been playing a major role in defence preparedness of our country. HEF Produce High Energy Materials, TNT, Liquid Propellants.
CARTRIDGE SA 12 BORE 70MM “ASTRAM”
This ammunition is fired from a 70 mm Chamber 12 Bore Gun. This cartridge is an improvement on our existing popular brand “Special” Paper cartridges in so far as their construction and performance characteristics are concerned. The body is made up of high density polyethylene plastic tubes, bi-axially oriented, to withstand higher pressures and achieve higher velocity in place of paper crimson. The use of LDPE Power Piston with pouch in place of paper air-cushion as used in “Special” cartridges, not only provides better gas sealing but also results in achievement of higher accuracy in firing giving a very good…
SHELL 105mm IFG HE 1B
Weapon : Q.F. 105 mm IFG Gun 105 mm IFG HE ammunition is filled with high explosives (TNT Grade1E) by pour filling method.Ammunition is fitted with Fuze 117 MK 20. On hitting the target, the Fuze functions & ultimately denotes the explosive charge.It can be fired at all angles of elevation.To adjust the range, different types of charges such as normal charge & super charge are used.The stability of the ammunition is achieved by the spin. IFG HE ammunition is one of the six different types of projectiles fired from the 105 mm Indian field gun.This ammunition is employed to…