12,7x99 with armor-piercing projectile AP-S NM 173

Assignment:
12,7x99 mm cartridges with armor-piercing AP-S NM173 projectiles are designed to strike such targets as planes, helicopters, naval vessels, unarmored and lightly armored vehicles as well as fortifications and buildings located within 1200 m radius. The effect of striking with the AP-S NM173 projectile is a combination of impact, fragmentation and incendiary effect. Cartridges 12,7x99 mm with armor-piercing APS NM173 projectiles are designed for: machine gun (12,7 caliber Browning type), other types of weapon adapted to this type of ammunition.
Status:
In production.
Produced under license.
Technical Data: | |
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Projectile type | AP-S NM 173 |
Primer | boxer |
Projectile weight | 47 ± 0,7 g |
Propellant charge weight | ~ 16 g (246,92 gr) |
Cartridge weight | 121 ± 2,7 g |
Average velocity of the bullet | V24 = 903 ± 15 m/s |
