Description
73 mm Round RHEF-15MA with High-Explosive Anti-Personnel Grenade GHEF-9MA
NSN:1310-50-001-3013
MAIN FEATURES:
The 73 mm Round RHEF-15MA 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
- and the infantry.
Performance:
- The Round RHEF-15MA consists of:
- High-explosive Grenade GHEF-9MA
- Propellant Charge CP 152.
- The Grenade GHEF-9MA is equipped with:
- Warhead
- Bursting charge of powerful explosive mixture with high-explosive action.
- The round is completed with point-detonating fuze AF71
- with super-quick and grazes (anti-ricochet) function, independent of impact angle.
TACTICAL-TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS | RHEF-15MA |
Caliber, mm | 73 mm |
Firing range, m/yds. | 4,500 m / 4,921 yds. |
Weight of the round, kg/lbs. | 4.57 kg / 10.0 lbs. |
Weight of the grenade, kg/lbs. | 3.68 kg / 8.1 lbs. |
Muzzle velocity, m/s | 290 m/s |
Bursting charge, type | TNT |
Bursting charge weight, kg/lbs. | 0.655 kg / 1.4 lbs. |
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 | AF71
Point-detonating with super-quick and graze (anti-ricochet) function, independent of impact angle. |
High-explosive Fragmentation Grenade | GHEF-9MA |
Propellant Charge | CP-152 |
Weapon Systems: | |
2A28 Gun mounted on BMP-1 | |
PACKING | RHEF-15MA |
6 Rounds are packed in a wooden case as follows: | 6 Grenades GHEF-9MA
(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. | 56 kg / 123.4 lbs. |
Volume, m³ | 0.17 m³ |