2A46M-1 (125 mm)

The 125 mm 2A46M-1 on the T-64BV gun mantlet.

Description

The 2A46M-1 is a Soviet-origin 125mm smoothbore tank gun designed by OKB-9 of Sverdlovsk. The 2A46M-1 variant was developed from the 2A46M modernization of the 2A46 gun, and is compatible with the T-64 and T-80 style of autoloader, as well as being introduced on the T-80B obr. 1982. Design changes from previous models include the ability to change the barrel without removing the breech and a chrome lined barrel. The gun is fitted to variations of the T-64, T-80 and T-72 tanks, and in the game such vehicles can be found near the top rank.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• T-64B
• T-72B
• T-72B (1989)
• T-80B
• T-80BVM
• T-80U
• T-80UK
• T-80UM2
• ▄T 80 U

General info

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Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
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
3BK18M	HEATFS	550	550	550	550	550	550
3OF26	HE	42	42	42	42	42	42
3OF26 EDKV	HE-TF	42	42	42	42	42	42
3BM22	APFSDS	425	420	415	405	393	380
9M112	ATGM	650	650	650	650	650	650
9M119	ATGM	700	700	700	700	700	700
9M119 (T-80)	ATGM	700	700	700	700	700	700
3BM42	APFSDS	457	454	445	431	419	406
9M119M1	ATGM (tandem)	850	850	850	850	850	850
3BM46	APFSDS	532	531	526	520	513	507
3BM60	APFSDS	580	576	567	555	543	532

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
3BK18M	HEATFS	905	19	0.05	0.1	2.79	65°	72°	77°
3OF26	HE	850	23	0.3	0.1	5.24	79°	80°	81°
3OF26 EDKV	HE-TF	850	23	0.3	0.1	5.24	79°	80°	81°
3BM22	APFSDS	1,760	4.83	-	-	-	76°	77°	80°
3BM42	APFSDS	1,700	4.85	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°
3BM46	APFSDS	1,700	4.85	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°
3BM60	APFSDS	1,660	5.12	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Missile details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Range (m)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
9M112	ATGM	400	5,000	27.5	0.05	0.1	5.72	80°	82°	90°
9M119	ATGM	445	4,000	16.5	0.05	0.1	5.72	80°	82°	90°
9M119 (T-80)	ATGM	445	5,000	16.5	0.05	0.1	5.72	80°	82°	90°
9M119M1	ATGM (tandem)	445	6,000	17.2	0.4	0.01	5.72	80°	82°	90°

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Sweden tank cannons
20 mm	Akan m/47D · Pvlvkan m/40
37 mm	kan m/38
40 mm	akan m/70B
57 mm	Pvkan m/43
75 mm	kan m/02 · kan m/41 · kan Strv 74 · lvkan m/37 A · pvkan m/43
84 mm	kan Strv 81
90 mm	kan Ikv 91
105 mm	kan Bofors · kan Ikv · kan m/44 · kan Strv 101 · L74
120 mm	automatkanon · CTG · kan Strv 121 · kan Strv 122
150 mm	fsthaub m/02
155 mm	kan m/60
	Foreign:
35 mm	Bushmaster 3 (USA)
73 mm	2A28 (USSR)
75 mm	M3 (USA)
88 mm	KwK43 (Germany)
105 mm	L/50 (Belgium) · L7A3 (Germany)
125 mm	2A46M-1 (USSR)
155 mm	CN98 (South Korea)
	Finland
37 mm	Psv.K/36
114 mm	Psv.H/18
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
45 mm	20-K (USSR)
75 mm	KwK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm	D-56TS (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · L-10 (USSR)
77 mm	OQF Mk.II (Britain)
84 mm	20pdr OQF Mk.I (Britain)
85 mm	ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
100 mm	D-10T (USSR) · D-10T2S (USSR)
105 mm	L/50 (Belgium)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 (Germany)
125 mm	2A46 (USSR)