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Common properties:
Projectile mass 19,000g
Projectile length 680mm
Charge mass 1,624..1,850g
Muzzle velocity 905m/s
Max.dispersion 0.21mil
EFC rating 1
Chamber pressure 300MPa
Extended fins span 343mm
Rear tracer; point-initiating, base-detonating (PIBD) fuse
HEAT-FS rounds:
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• 3VBK-7 (3BK-12 projectile)
(DOI 1962)
420mm RHA at 0°; Steel liner;
A-IX-1 charge (flegmatized
RDX); I-238 detonator
3BK-12M modernization utilizes
3BK-18M round improved 3V-15 detonator (DOI
1968)
• 3VBK-10 (3BK-14 projectile) (DOI 1968)
450mm RHA at 0°; Steel liner; octol charge (flegmatized 75%
HMX/25% TNT); 3V-15 detonator
• 3VBK-16 (3BK-18 projectile) (DOI est.1975)
500mm RHA at 0°; Copper liner; octol charge; 3V-15 detonator
3BK-18M modernization introduces wave-shaper boosting
penetration by 10% (DOI est.1978)
550mm RHA at 0°; Copper liner; octol charge; 3V-15 detonator
• 3VBK-17 (3BK-21 projectile) (DOI est.1980)
Complex of measures to improve jet formation reliability
550mm RHA at 0°; Copper liner; octol charge; 3V-15 detonator
3BK-21B model (DOI est.1982)
520mm RHA at 0°; DU liner for improved performance on advanced
armors and enhanced behind-armor effects.
• 3VBK-21 (3BK-25 projectile) (est.DOI 1985)
Unknown performance and round configuration
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• 3VBK-25 (3BK-29 projectile) (est.DOI 1988)
New explosive pressing
technology improves jet
precision
Weight reduced to 18,400g;
MV boosted to 915m/s 3BK-29M round
Est.650mm RHA at 0°; Unknown liner; tandem charge
3BK-29M presented by NIMI in 1998;
unknown improvements over 3BK-29