2A46M-1 (125 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• T-64B
• T-80B
• T-80U

General info

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Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
3BM22	APFSDS	425	420	415	405	392	380
3BM42	APFSDS	479	477	470	462	453	445
3BK18M	HEATFS	550	550	550	550	550	550
3OF26	HE	42	42	42	42	42	42
9M112	ATGM	650	650	650	650	650	650

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
3BM22	APFSDS	1,760	4.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	°	76°	77°	78°
3BM42	APFSDS	1,700	4.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	°	78°	80°	81°
3BK18M	HEATFS	905	19	0.0	0.1	2,790	°	65°	72°	75°
3OF26	HE	850	23	0.1	0.1	5,780	+0°	79°	80°	81°
9M112	ATGM	400	27.5	0.0	0.1	3,600	+0°	80°	82°	90°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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