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Weapon systems and military equipment tagged he.

17 weapon systems

M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / United StatesThe M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge is a U.S. mortar round produced by Day & Zimmermann for the M224-series lightweight company mortar system. Army ammunition listings place it among 60 mm high-explosive cartridges, and the Day & Zimmermann datasheet describes it as a 14.84-inch, 3.65-pound round with an M734A1 multi-option fuze, IMX-104 fill, and a 3,400-meter range.

M768 60 mm high-explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM768 60 mm high-explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / United StatesThe M768 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge produced by Day & Zimmermann for the M224-series 60 mm Mortar System. Army ammunition pages list it in the 60 mm HE family, and the family datasheet shows the M768 fitted with an M783 point-detonating fuze and sharing the family's 14.84-inch, 3.65-pound, 3,400-meter profile.

M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM888 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: American Ordnance / Iowa Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe M888 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge designed for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army ammunition listings place it in the 60 mm HE family, and the Army's portfolio book says American Ordnance-Iowa AAP loads, assembles, and packs the round for U.S. Marine Corps procurement; that same source lists an M935 point-detonating fuze, a 14.738-inch length, a 3.75-pound weight, a 67 to 3,490 meter range, and use against personnel and light materiel.

60 mm M73 HE mortar shell, 60 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions

Munitions60 mm M73 HE mortar shell60 mm high-explosive mortar shellSide: UnknownBuilt: Yugoimport-SDPR / SerbiaThe 60 mm M73 HE mortar shell is a Serbian Yugoimport high-explosive round for 60 mm smooth-bore mortars. Yugoimport publishes technical data for the shell itself and ballistic data for firing it from the 60 mm Mortar M57, including the 650 mm and 720 mm barrel-length variants.

90 mm HE projectile, 90 mm high-explosive projectile, Munitions

Munitions90 mm HE projectile90 mm high-explosive projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: GIAT Industries / FranceThe 90 mm HE projectile is the high-explosive ammunition class documented for the French GIAT 90 mm F1 vehicle gun series. Army Guide and Military Periscope both list HE among the projectiles fired by the AML-90's gun, so this page serves as a support entry for the ammunition class rather than an independent combat-use record.

Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1, 105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzers, Munitions

MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzersSide: UnknownBuilt: MSM Group / SlovakiaThe Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1 is a semi-fixed 105 mm HE artillery cartridge built around a projectile, brass case, primer, and M67 propelling charge. Modern manufacturer documentation describes it as a hollow high-tensile steel projectile used against personnel and materiel, while U.S. Army ammunition listings place M1 HE among current 105 mm artillery products and reference its role as standard 105 mm HE ammunition.

OE 105 F3 high-explosive round, 105×527R high-explosive round, Munitions

MunitionsOE 105 F3 high-explosive round105×527R high-explosive roundSide: UnknownBuilt: GIAT Industries / FranceOE 105 F3 is the French 105×527R high-explosive round produced for the AMX-10RC's 105 mm F2 gun. Jane's lists it at 13.7 kg complete round weight, 7.2 kg projectile weight, 1.74 kg explosive fill, and 800 m/s muzzle velocity, making it the HE member of the vehicle's proprietary ammunition set.

3OF34, 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb, Munitions

Munitions3OF34120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bombSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet Union / Russian Federation / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 3OF34 is a Soviet-origin 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb used in the standard ammunition family for Soviet and Russian 120 mm mortars. Open references list it in ammunition tables for the 120-PM-43 and 2B11 mortar families with a 16.1 kg round mass, 3.43 kg explosive filling, and a maximum range of about 7.1 km.

120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3, 120 mm high-explosive mortar bomb, Munitions

Munitions120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3120 mm high-explosive mortar bombSide: UnknownBuilt: ITC Ltd. Zenica / Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe 120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3 is a Bosnian-made 120 mm high-explosive mortar round marketed by ITC Ltd. Zenica and UnisGroup. Official product pages list a 613 mm fuze-equipped length, 12.6 kg maximum mass, and a 300-6464 m range band, while PPT Namenska ties the same round to the 120 mm M74 mortar's published range data.

OFS 13 round, 120 mm high-explosive mortar round, Munitions

MunitionsOFS 13 round120 mm high-explosive mortar roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Russian ordnance industry / RussiaOFS 13 is a Russian 120 mm high-explosive mortar round reported by Defense Express as one of the ammunition options for the 2S40 Floks, with a cited mass of 17.3 kg and a reported 8.5 km range from that system.

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions

Munitions120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell120 mm high-explosive mortar shellSide: UnknownBuilt: Yugoimport SDPR / SerbiaThe 120 mm HE M62P8 is a Yugoslav-origin high-explosive mortar shell for 120 mm mortars, documented by Yugoimport with 606 mm overall length, 12.6 kg mass, TNT fill, and a UTU/M93P1 point-detonating fuze. Yugoimport's datasheet also ties the shell to the 120 mm M75 mortar, and ARES documents the M62P8 in Syrian reporting as a Serbian-made 120 mm mortar projectile.

Cartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge, 122 mm separate-loaded high-explosive artillery cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsCartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge122 mm separate-loaded high-explosive artillery cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: STV Group / Czech RepublicCartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge is a Czech-produced separate-loaded 122 mm high-explosive artillery cartridge from STV Group. STV says the Nb 122 HE round is intended for the 2S1 Gvozdika and D-30 howitzers, combines an HE-462 projectile equivalent to OF-462 with a reduced Ž 10 propelling charge, and reaches about 12.9 km.

OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, Munitions

MunitionsOFd MKM-DV155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleedSide: UnknownBuilt: MSM Group / SlovakiaThe OFd MKM-DV is a Slovak 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with a base-bleed gas generator. MSM Group markets the modernized round for 155 mm howitzers, and Defence24 says the DV variant was adapted and certified for the Polish Krab, where it reaches more than 40 km.

M549A1 rocket-assisted projectile, 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile, Munitions

MunitionsM549A1 rocket-assisted projectile155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: American Ordnance / Iowa Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe M549A1 is a U.S. 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile and the TNT-filled follow-on to the earlier M549 round. Army references describe it as a two-piece projectile with a high-fragmentation steel warhead and integral rocket motor, built to extend range for standard and developmental howitzers and later treated as a legacy round in Army modernization plans.

M106 203 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile, 203 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile, Munitions

MunitionsM106 203 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile203 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corporation / United StatesThe M106 is a U.S.-developed 203 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile for American 8-inch artillery. Open-source references describe it as a boat-tailed, nose-fuzed steel shell produced in U.S. industrial facilities and later documented in Ukrainian 2S7 Pion service.

3OF44 rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile, 203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile, Munitions

Munitions3OF44 rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ordnance industry / Soviet UnionThe 3OF44 is a Soviet 203 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive projectile for the 2S7 Pion family. Open-source references identify it as the HE-fragmentation projectile in the 3VOF35 round and give a maximum range of about 47.5 km.

BRE2 300 mm rocket, 300 mm high-explosive artillery rocket, Munitions

MunitionsBRE2 300 mm rocket300 mm high-explosive artillery rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: NORINCO / ChinaThe BRE2 is a Chinese 300 mm high-explosive artillery rocket documented for the PHL-03 / AR2 launcher family. Janes names BRE2 among the 300 mm rockets used by the 8×8 PHL-03, while open references describe it as a unitary HE rocket with roughly 130 km range.