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Small Caliber Ammunition

CARTG 14.5 MM APIT

This is a machine gun ammunition of Russian origin. The complet round, resembling and ordinary SAA cartridge, is of rimless type. The Ammunition is fired from a KPBT Machine Gun which is mounted on Armoured Personnel Carrier SKOT and 6TP – 60A6 both of USSR origin. These AP carriers are amphibious wheeled vehicles designed for infantry transportation. They are armed with one Gun Machine KPBT (using 14.5mm Ammunition) and one Gun Machine PKT (using 7.62 mm ammunition) both mounted on the turret of the carrier. Complete round consists of Cartridge Case, Primer KB-25 propellant charge and projectile.
The 14.5 mm ammunition fired against:
a. Armoured cars, trucks and inflammable targets.
b. On groups of personnel and motorized infantry unit.

The ammunition is of two types:
a. Cartridge SA 14.5 mm. b 3 Trc (AP/I Tracer)
b. Cartridge Sa 14.5 mm 6 32rc (AP/I)
c. On targets such as men, snipers, emplacements etc. when they are beyond the range of PKT machine gun.

Mass of complete round
187± 3 gm
Length
154.5 - 155.89 mm
Mass of Projectile
59.3 to 61.3 gms.
Chargemass
30.650 gms
Velocity
995 - 1025 m/s
Penetration
Penetrated 40 mm armour plate at 91.00 m at normal angle.
Incendiary functioning
Satisfactory functioning at a distance of 137 m against 9 mm mild steel plate at 60 degree angle.
Accuracy
43.5 cm (Mean figure of merit at 547.0 m)
Tracer
Dark ignition. Reddish trace. Traced up to 1645m.
Pressure
3300 - 3500 Kg/cm2
Consistency
20 cm
Shelf life
10 years

60 rounds are to bepacked into a H2A Steel Box.
Packing Box size – 311 x 156 x 196 mm
Gross Weight – 15.2 Kg (approx)
New Weight – 11.22 Kg