BR-471B is a Soviet 122 mm APBC shell developed in 1944 as an improved successor to BR-471. Tankograd describes it as a blunt-tipped round with a 25 kg projectile, A-IX-2 bursting charge, and 795-800 m/s muzzle velocity, while the A-19/D-25T Commons plate and later Soviet heavy-tank reporting place it in the postwar 122 mm heavy-gun loadout.
A Commons ammunition plate explicitly lists BR-471B among the rounds for the A-19 and D-25T family.
| Firing weapon | Weapon type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 122 mm field gun | The ammunition plate for the A-19 and D-25T family explicitly names BR-471B among the listed armor-piercing shells. Sources: D25T shells.svg |
The surviving references describe BR-471B as a short-lived wartime improvement that stayed useful after the war because Soviet heavy tanks and guns kept the 122 mm system in service.
| Topic | Source-backed detail |
|---|---|
| Development | Tankograd says BR-471B was tested in summer 1944 and began supplanting BR-471 in 1945. |
| Ballistic context | Tank Archives' comparative-penetration article gives the 122 mm D-25 gun's trial results against Panther armor, useful context for BR-471B's improved anti-armor role. |
| Heavy-tank context | Tankograd says the round was originally available to the T-10 in 1953, and Tank Archives notes that the Soviets kept the 122 mm gun on heavy tanks until the T-10 era. |
| Visible plate | The Wikimedia Commons ammunition plate for the A-19 and D-25T family labels BR-471B among the listed shells. |
Tankograd says BR-471B was tested in summer 1944 as the improved successor to BR-471.
Sources: Tankograd BR-471B analysis
Tankograd says BR-471B began supplanting BR-471 in 1945, but the war ended before it could see much European combat.
Sources: Tankograd BR-471B analysis
Tankograd says BR-471B was originally available to the T-10 in 1953, showing the round's continued postwar relevance.
Sources: Tankograd BR-471B analysis
