Description
73 mm Round RHEF-9MA1 with High-Explosive Fragmentation Anti-Personnel Grenade GHEF-9MA1
NSN:1310-50-001-1626
Improved, modernized version of High-Explosive Fragmentation Anti-Personnel Rounds for SPG-9
MAIN FEATURES:
The 73 mm Round RHEF-9MA1 is a powerful ammunition designed for destroying enemy troops and fire means:
- in the open
- in trenches
- in hasty field shelters
- brick-wall fortifications
- light armored vehicles
Performance:
- the Grenade body with pre-fragmented elements.
- This innovation vigorously improves several times the destructive power and effectiveness of the Round upon impact.
- increased fragmentation:
- over than 1.000 fragments, in weight 1.0…2.0 g;
- point-detonating fuze AF77
- with super-quick and graze (anti-ricochet) function, independent of impact angle.
- High-explosive action
TACTICAL-TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS | RHEF-9MA1 |
Caliber, mm | 73 mm |
Max firing range, m/yds. | 4,500 m / 4,921 yds. |
Weight of the round, kg/lbs. | 5.48 kg / 12.0 lbs. |
Weight of the grenade, kg/lbs. | 3.68 kg / 8.1 lbs. |
Muzzle velocity, m/s | 316 m/s |
Type of explosive filling | RDX (A-IX-1) |
Weight of explosive filling, kg/lbs. | 0.75 kg / 1.6 lbs. |
Fragmentation-prefabricated lethal fragments in weight 1.0…2.0 g, pcs | over 1,000 |
Operational temperature range, °C/°F | from -40°C to 50°C / -40°F to 122°F |
CLASS OF EXPLOSION HAZARD: | 1.1F, UN 0292 |
The Round consists of: | |
Fuze | AF77 |
High-explosive Fragmentation Grenade | GHEF-9MA1 |
Propellant Charge | CP-92 |
Weapon Systems: | |
All 73 mm ARSENAL ATGL-H and Russian SPG-9 Anti-Tank Grenade Launchers | |
PACKING | RHEF-9MA1 |
6 Rounds are packed in a wooden case as follows: | 6 Grenades GHEF-9MA1 (each one in airtight plastic bag)
6 Propellant Charges (each one in a plastic containers). |
Dimensions, mm/in | 1065 x 525 x 305 mm / 41.9 x 20.6 x 12.0 in |
Weight, kg/lbs. | 64 kg / 141.0 lbs. |
Volume, m³ | 0.17 m³ |