Munitions

85 mm BR-367P APCR round

Also known as
  • BR-367P
  • 85 mm BR-367P
  • 53-BR-367P
  • 53-BR-367P AP-T
  • BR-367P AP-T
  • BR-367P HVAP-T
  • UBR-367P
  • 53-UBR-367P
  • 52-UBR-367P
  • 85 mm UBR-367P

The BR-367P is a Soviet postwar 85 mm APCR-T round for D-44 and 85 mm tank-gun ammunition families. Soviet service manuals identify UBR-367P as the fixed round with a BR-367P subcaliber armor-piercing tracer projectile, while D-44 ballistic tables place it with BR-367PZh at 1,020 m/s.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union
Type
85 mm APCR round
Service note
Postwar Soviet 85 mm gun ammunition
Unit cost
Not publicly documented
Produced
Entered service in the postwar period; Tankograd places the 367P/PZh APCR family in 1949

Specifications

Caliber
85 mm
Complete round designation
UBR-367P / 53-UBR-367P
Projectile designation
BR-367P / 53-BR-367P
Projectile type
APCR-T / HVAP-T subcaliber armor-piercing tracer
Muzzle velocity
1,020 m/s
Complete round weight
11.72 kg
Projectile weight
5.35 kg
Core
Tungsten-carbide armor-piercing core; Tankograd gives 35 mm diameter, 140 mm length, and 1.6 kg mass
Propellant charge
2.5 kg special charge in the D-44 manual context
Flat shot range
1,140 m, 1,290 m, and 1,350 m in the D-44 ballistic table
Mean dispersion at 1,000 m
0.2 m horizontal and 0.2 m vertical in the D-44 ballistic table
Manual anti-armor range
D-44 service manual describes BR-367P use against armored targets out to 2,000 m
Documented firing contexts
D-44 service manual and ballistic table; 85 mm model 1944 tank-gun manual
Related variant
BR-367PZh with a metallo-ceramic driving band
Intended target set
Tanks and other armoured targets
Designation And Construction Notes

The page title uses the projectile designation BR-367P, while Soviet ammunition manuals also describe the complete fixed round as UBR-367P or 53-UBR-367P. CAT-UXO uses the 53-BR-367P AP-T form for the projectile-level hazard record.

Complete round

UBR-367P / 53-UBR-367P, the fixed 85 mm round assembled with the BR-367P projectile.

Supported by the Soviet D-44 service manual and the 1969 Soviet 85 mm tank-gun manual.

Projectile

BR-367P / 53-BR-367P, a subcaliber armor-piercing tracer projectile with a ballistic cap, hard armor-piercing core, driving bands, and tracer.

The D-44 manual separates BR-367P from the older BR-365P / BR-367PK APCR pattern.

Related PZh round

BR-367PZh is listed beside BR-367P in the D-44 ballistic table and is distinguished by a metallo-ceramic driving band.

It remains a same-family APCR variant rather than a separate firing platform or conflict-use claim.

Variants

BR-367P belongs to the postwar Soviet 367-series 85 mm ammunition group. Linked same-family entries include the full-caliber BR-367 armor-piercing shell and BR-367PZh, the APCR entry distinguished by its metallo-ceramic driving band.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
BR-367, 85 mm APCBC-HE-T shell, MunitionsBR-36785 mm APCBC-HE-T shell

Tank Archives lists BR-367 as the full-caliber armor-piercing shell in the same D-44 table set, separate from the APCR BR-367P and BR-367PZh entries.

Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

BR-367PZh, 85 mm APCR-T round with metallo-ceramic driving band, MunitionsBR-367PZh85 mm APCR-T round with metallo-ceramic driving band

Tank Archives lists BR-367PZh alongside BR-367P at the same 1,020 m/s muzzle velocity, distinguishing the PZh entry by its metallo-ceramic driving band.

Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

Firing Guns

Soviet manuals and D-44 ballistic tables place BR-367P in the 85 mm gun ammunition family. The relationships below are limited to weapons and platforms with direct compatibility support.

Firing weaponWeapon typeFiring evidence
D-44, 85 mm towed field gun, ArtilleryD-4485 mm divisional gun

The D-44 service manual lists UBR-367P as ammunition for the 85 mm D-44, and the D-44 ballistic tables name BR-367P and BR-367PZh as APCR rounds for that gun context.

Sources: 1983 Soviet D-44 Service Manual, Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

T-34/85 Tank, Medium tank, TanksT-34/85 Tank85 mm ZiS-S-53 tank-gun platform

The 1969 Soviet 85 mm tank-gun service manual says the model 1944 gun is installed in the T-34-85 and includes BR-367P in that gun's sighting and ammunition context; The Tank Museum identifies the T-34/85's main armament as an 85 mm ZiS-S-53.

Sources: 1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual, T-34/85 Tank Collection Page

Ballistic And Compatibility Notes

Available sources document the round, its construction, and compatible 85 mm gun contexts rather than direct conflict use of this exact projectile.

D-44 table values

Tank Archives' D-44 table gives BR-367P and BR-367PZh a 1,020 m/s muzzle velocity, flat-shot ranges of 1,140 m, 1,290 m, and 1,350 m, and 0.2 m by 0.2 m mean dispersion at 1,000 m.

Manual firing purpose

The Soviet D-44 service manual describes BR-367P and BR-365P subcaliber tracer rounds for firing at tanks, self-propelled artillery, and other armored targets, with BR-367P used out to 2,000 m.

Tank-gun context

The Soviet 85 mm tank-gun manual places BR-367P in the model 1944 tank-gun firing context and states that this gun was installed in the T-34-85.

Related Weapon Systems

Sources