3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round

The 3BK19 is a Soviet-developed 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile used in the 3VBK14 semi-fixed round for direct-fire anti-armor engagements. Fenix identifies it as a steel-bodied, fin-stabilised tracer projectile, while VPK and Tank Encyclopedia connect it to the 2S9 and 2S23 Nona families.

3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round, 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile, Munitions

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Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet ammunition industry
Built in: Soviet UnionRussian Federation
Type: 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile
Service note: Cold War Soviet ammunition

anti-tank direct fire heat

Specifications

Caliber: 120 mm
Round family: 3VBK14 semi-fixed round
Weight: 13 kg
Direct-fire range: 1,000 m
Penetration: Up to 600 mm of rolled homogeneous armor at 1,000 m

Firing Weapons

The 3BK19 round is documented as a direct-fire anti-armor projectile for the 2S9 Nona family.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

120 mm self-propelled mortar

VPK says the 2S9 uses cumulative 3BK19 rounds against armored targets, and Tank Encyclopedia describes the 2S23 Nona-SVK family firing the 3BK19 HEAT round in direct fire.

Sources: VPK 2S9 Nona-S article, 2S23 Nona-SVK - Tank Encyclopedia

3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round Images

3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round, 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: 120mm Mortar Shell. (49212940606).jpg

3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round, 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile, Munitions - view 2 — Source: 120 mm mortar shell RUK-museo 1.JPG

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Sources

3BK19 - METISPublisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Describes the 3BK19 as a 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile intended for direct fire against armoured targets and identifies it as part of the 3VBK14 round. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 VPK 2S9 Nona-S articlePublisher: ВПК.name | Note: Describes the 2S9 firing cumulative 3BK19 rounds against armored targets in direct fire. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 2S23 Nona-SVK - Tank EncyclopediaPublisher: Tank Encyclopedia | Note: Lists the 3BK19 HEAT round among ammunition fired by the 2S23 Nona-SVK family and describes its direct-fire anti-armor role. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 120mm Mortar Shell. (49212940606).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for the primary representative 120 mm mortar shell image; the file is hosted on Wikimedia Commons under the page's listed licensing details. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 120 mm mortar shell RUK-museo 1.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Secondary image provenance for a 120 mm mortar shell reference image with Wikimedia Commons licensing context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23