BR-365P

Also known as

53-BR-365P
53-БР-365П
BR-365P
85 mm BR-365P
85 mm BR-365P APCR round
85 mm BR-365P APCR-T projectile
85 mm BR-365P HVAP-T projectile
Soviet HVAP-T 85mm BR-365P

BR-365P is a Soviet 85 mm APCR-T projectile in the BR-365 armor-piercing family. METIS identifies the full 53-BR-365P designation and places it in the 53-UBR-365K round family, while Tank Archives' D-44 ballistic tables list BR-365P as a faster but less precise APCR projectile at 1050 m/s.

BR-365P, 85 mm APCR-T projectile, Munitions

Image source: 85mm shells.jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet munitions industry
Type: 85 mm APCR-T projectile
Service note: Post-World War II Soviet 85 mm ammunition
Unit cost: Not publicly documented

Specifications

Caliber: 85 mm
Projectile designation: 53-BR-365P / BR-365P
Projectile type: APCR-T / HVAP-T projectile
Stabilization: Spin-stabilized
Round family: 53-UBR-365K
Muzzle velocity: 1050 m/s
Dispersion at 1,000 m: About 0.4 x 0.5 m in Tank Archives' D-44 table
Ballistic note: Faster than BR-367P in the D-44 table but with reduced precision and faster velocity loss
Target role: Anti-armor 85 mm ammunition

Designation And Ballistic Notes

Public references use both projectile and complete-round naming. This page keeps BR-365P as the projectile name and records the complete-round family only where the source supports it.

Topic	Reader note	Source basis
Full designation	METIS identifies 53-BR-365P and notes that BR-365P is the short form commonly seen on the projectile.	53-BR-365P on METIS
Projectile class	METIS describes the projectile as 85 mm APCR-T, also corresponding to the U.S. HVAP-T terminology.	53-BR-365P on METIS
Complete-round family	METIS places the projectile in the 53-UBR-365K family rather than treating BR-365P as a standalone complete round.	53-BR-365P on METIS
Ballistic tradeoff	Tank Archives lists BR-365P at 1050 m/s and describes it as faster than BR-367P but less precise at 1000 m.	Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

Variants

BR-365P sits between the wartime BR-365 armor-piercing family and later BR-367-series 85 mm projectiles in the D-44 ballistic tables.

Variant	Configuration	Designation notes
BR-365	85 mm APBC / APHE-T projectile	Tank Archives lists BR-365 at 800 m/s in the same D-44 ballistic-table set, separating it from the faster BR-365P APCR projectile. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
85 mm BR-365K AP round	Sharp-tipped AP-T complete-round family member	Tank Archives lists BR-365K separately from BR-365P in the D-44 table, and METIS places BR-365P in the 53-UBR-365K round family. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables, 53-BR-365P on METIS
BR-367	Later 85 mm APCBC projectile	Tank Archives presents BR-367 in the same D-44 ballistic-table group, distinguishing it from the BR-365 and BR-365P projectile set. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
85 mm BR-367P APCR round	Later 85 mm APCR projectile	Tank Archives lists BR-367P and BR-367PZh as 1020 m/s APCR projectiles, slightly slower but more precise at 1000 m than BR-365P in the same reference. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
BR-367PZh	APCR projectile with metallo-ceramic driving band	Tank Archives identifies BR-367PZh as the BR-367P-related APCR projectile with a metallo-ceramic driving band. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

Firing Weapons

The direct catalog relationship kept here is the D-44 ballistic-table listing. Other 85 mm gun-family links are treated as context because the available public sources do not independently document BR-365P fired in a named conflict.

Firing weapon	Weapon type	Firing evidence
D-44	85 mm towed field gun	Tank Archives' D-44 ballistic tables list BR-365P as an APCR projectile with a 1050 m/s muzzle velocity and lower precision than the later BR-367P APCR entry. Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

D-44

85 mm towed field gun

Tank Archives' D-44 ballistic tables list BR-365P as an APCR projectile with a 1050 m/s muzzle velocity and lower precision than the later BR-367P APCR entry.

Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

85 mm Gun Context

BR-365P is best read as part of the Soviet 85 mm ammunition family, not as a stand-alone conflict entry. The source-backed catalog link is the D-44 table; related tank-gun context is included here only to explain why the D-44 table is useful for 85 mm research.

Weapon family	Catalog link	Source-backed note
D-44 divisional gun	D-44	Tank Archives lists BR-365P directly in the D-44 ballistic tables and gives its 1050 m/s muzzle velocity.
S-53 / ZiS-S-53 tank-gun context	T-34/85 Tank	Tank Archives says the D-44 had the same ballistics as the S-53 and uses the tables as insight into T-34/85 shooting; this is ballistic context, not a direct BR-365P conflict-use claim.
D-5 and 52-K lineage	Unlinked	Tankograd describes the broader Soviet 85 mm pattern in which tank, self-propelled, towed, and anti-aircraft guns shared cartridge or ballistic ancestry while remaining distinct weapon designs.

Source labels used here: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables; Tankograd: Soviet Towed Anti-Tank Guns.

Media And Evidence Limits

The gallery uses a licensed Wikimedia Commons 85 mm ammunition diagram as representative family imagery because clearly reusable exact BR-365P photographs are not available in the cited source set. Credible direct YouTube footage of this exact projectile is not available, so videos are omitted.

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