12.7 x 108 mm
12.7 x 108 mm | |
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general information | |
caliber | 12.7 x 108 mm |
Sleeve shape | Bottle neck sleeve |
Dimensions | |
Sleeve shoulder ⌀ | 18.51 mm |
Sleeve neck ⌀ | 13.58 mm |
Floor ⌀ | 12.95 mm |
Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 21.60 mm |
Sleeve length | 108 mm |
Cartridge length | 145.50 mm |
Weights | |
Bullet weight | 51.00 g |
Powder weight | 17.60 g |
total weight | 140 g |
Technical specifications | |
Speed v 0 | 830-860 m / s |
Bullet energy E 0 | 17,567-18,860 yrs |
Lists on the subject |
The 12.7 × 108 mm cartridge (also known as the M30 / 38 in military terms ) was developed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s . It was originally intended to be used as anti-tank rifle ammunition , but it turned out to be insufficiently powerful. The penetration power of the armored projectiles is 15 mm armor steel at a distance of 500 m with an impact angle of 90 °. For this purpose, the 14.5 × 114 mm cartridge was released a decade later , which developed almost twice the muzzle energy. Its ballistic properties were nevertheless quite good, whereupon the M30 / 38 was used in super-heavy machine guns (especially on-board machine guns of tanks and aircraft) and is still used today.
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See also
Comparable NATO cartridge: 12.7 × 99 mm NATO
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , cartridges, p. 92 .
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , cartridges, p. 81-82 .
Web links
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