PL59A Gai (130 mm)/Ammunition
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Shell parameter names are: BR-482B, PL59A-130 HE, Type 59 HE-VT, Type 59-1 Smoke
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| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| BR-482B | APCBC | 313 | 309 | 294 | 276 | 260 | 244 |
| PL59A-130 HE | HE | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Type 59 HE-VT | HE-VT | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| BR-482B | APCBC | 900 | 33.4 | 1.2 | 19 | 177.1 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
| PL59A-130 HE | HE | 930 | 33.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3,410 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| Proximity-fused shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Arming distance (m) |
Trigger radius (m) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| Type 59 HE-VT | HE-VT | 930 | 33.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 300 | 3 | 3,290 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |
| Smoke shell characteristics | ||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Screen radius (m) |
Screen deploy time (s) |
Screen hold time (s) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
| Type 59-1 Smoke | 935 | 33.47 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 272 |
