Munitions

BR-367PZh

Also known as
  • 85 mm BR-367PZh APCR round
  • 53-UBR-367PZh
  • UBR-367PZh
  • БР-367ПЖ
  • 53-УБР-367ПЖ

BR-367PZh is a Soviet postwar 85 mm APCR-T round in the 367 ammunition family for D-44 and 85 mm tank-gun service. D-44 ballistic tables list it at 1,020 m/s with short-range flat-shot and dispersion figures, while a 1969 Soviet tank-gun manual identifies the 53-UBR-367PZh / BR-367PZh round and its metallo-ceramic driving-band distinction.

BR-367PZh, 85 mm APCR-T round with metallo-ceramic driving band, Munitions
Image source: BR-367PZh table scan - Tank Archives
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union
Type
85 mm APCR-T round with metallo-ceramic driving band
Service note
Cold War-era Soviet service
Unit cost
Not publicly documented

Specifications

Caliber
85 mm
Complete round designation
53-UBR-367PZh / 53-УБР-367ПЖ
Projectile designation
BR-367PZh / БР-367ПЖ
Ammunition class
APCR-T round
Driving band
Metallo-ceramic
Muzzle velocity
1,020 m/s
Flat-shot range
1,140 m / 1,290 m / 1,350 m against 2 m / 2.7 m / 3 m targets
Mean dispersion at 1,000 m
0.2 m horizontal and 0.2 m vertical
Documented firing contexts
D-44 85 mm divisional-gun table; 85 mm tank-gun ammunition table
Designation And Construction Notes

The record uses the projectile designation BR-367PZh for the page title, while Soviet ammunition tables also identify the complete fixed round as 53-UBR-367PZh. The PZh entry is kept separate from BR-367P because the sources mark its metallo-ceramic driving band as the distinguishing feature.

TopicReader noteSource basis
Complete round53-UBR-367PZh / 53-УБР-367ПЖ names the fixed 85 mm round in the Soviet tank-gun ammunition table.1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual
ProjectileBR-367PZh / БР-367ПЖ is the projectile designation shown for the APCR entry.1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual
Driving bandTank Archives and the Soviet manual distinguish PZh by a metallo-ceramic driving band rather than treating it as a separate caliber or gun system.Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables; 1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual
APCR familyTankograd groups the 52-UBR-367P/PZh entries as postwar streamlined APCR ammunition for the D-44 context, with BR-367P replacing the older wartime UBR-365P pattern.Tankograd: Soviet Towed Anti-Tank Guns
Variants

The postwar 367 designation group includes full-caliber armor-piercing and APCR entries. BR-367PZh is the metallo-ceramic driving-band APCR member documented alongside BR-367P in D-44 ballistic tables.

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 capped 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

85 mm BR-367P APCR round, 85 mm APCR round, MunitionsBR-367P85 mm APCR-T round

Tank Archives lists BR-367P at the same 1,020 m/s muzzle velocity as BR-367PZh, while Tankograd describes the BR-367P/PZh group as the postwar streamlined APCR replacement for UBR-365P.

Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables, Tankograd: Soviet Towed Anti-Tank Guns

Firing Guns

Tank Archives and Soviet manual sources place BR-367PZh in postwar 85 mm gun ammunition tables. Catalog links are limited to firing weapons or platforms that already have public weapon records.

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

The D-44 ballistic tables list BR-367PZh alongside BR-367P as an APCR round with a metallo-ceramic driving band.

Sources: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables

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

The Soviet 85 mm tank-gun manual lists the 53-UBR-367PZh round in the tank-gun ammunition table, and The Tank Museum identifies the T-34/85's main armament as the 85 mm ZiS-S-53.

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

Ballistic And Compatibility Notes

BR-367PZh remains a relationship-only ammunition page because the available sources document the round, its ballistic-table values, and compatible 85 mm gun contexts rather than direct conflict use of this exact projectile.

TopicDetailSource basis
Muzzle velocity1,020 m/s in the D-44 APCR table.Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
Flat-shot range1,140 m, 1,290 m, and 1,350 m against target heights of 2 m, 2.7 m, and 3 m.Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
Dispersion at 1,000 m0.2 m horizontal by 0.2 m vertical in the D-44 table.Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
D-44 contextThe D-44 ballistic table lists BR-367PZh among the gun's 85 mm APCR ammunition entries.Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables
Tank-gun contextThe 1969 Soviet tank-gun manual lists 53-UBR-367PZh in the 85 mm tank-gun ammunition table; the catalog links this to the T-34/85 platform only through the separately sourced ZiS-S-53 tank-gun relationship.1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual; T-34/85 Tank Collection Page

Source labels used here: Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic Tables; 1969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service Manual; Tankograd: Soviet Towed Anti-Tank Guns; T-34/85 Tank Collection Page.

Timeline

BR-367PZh Key Events

  1. Postwar 367 APCR family enters service

    Tankograd identifies the UBR-367P/PZh APCR family as entering service in 1949, replacing the wartime UBR-365P APCR round in the D-44 ammunition context.

  2. Listed in 85 mm tank-gun manual

    A Soviet 85 mm tank-gun service manual lists the 53-UBR-367PZh round and BR-367PZh projectile in the tank-gun ammunition table.

Related Weapon Systems
85 mm O-365K high-explosive round, 85 mm HE-fragmentation round, MunitionsMunitions85 mm O-365K high-explosive round85 mm HE-fragmentation roundThe O-365K is the projectile in the Soviet 53-UO-365K fixed 85 mm high-explosive fragmentation round, used with the 53-O-365K projectile, fuze, and 365-series charge components. It belongs to the shared 85 mm ammunition family for D-44 divisional guns and wartime Soviet 85 mm tank or self-propelled guns, with sources emphasizing fragmentation effects against personnel, equipment, and light fortifications rather than a large demolition charge.

Sources

Tank Archives: D-44 Ballistic TablesPublisher: Tank Archives | Note: Supports BR-367PZh identification as an 85 mm APCR round with a metallo-ceramic driving band, the listed muzzle velocity, flat-shot ranges, and dispersion figures, plus the D-44 relationship shown in the table. | Accessed: 2026-06-291969 Soviet 85 mm Tank Gun Service ManualPublisher: Military References | Note: Supports BR-367PZh identification in the Soviet 85 mm tank gun ammunition table, including the 53-УБР-367ПЖ / БР-367ПЖ designation context and the metallo-ceramic driving-band marker. | Accessed: 2026-06-29Tankograd: Soviet Towed Anti-Tank GunsPublisher: Tankograd | Note: Supports the postwar D-44 APCR family context for 52-UBR-367P/PZh, including the 1949 service-entry framing, replacement of UBR-365P, streamlined APCR design context, and BR-367P technical-family discussion. | Accessed: 2026-06-29T-34/85 Tank Collection PagePublisher: The Tank Museum | Note: Supports the T-34/85 platform context used for the tank-gun relationship, including the identification of the 85 mm ZiS-S-53 main armament. | Accessed: 2026-06-29BR-367PZh table scan - Tank ArchivesPublisher: Tank Archives | Note: Supports image provenance for the scan showing the BR-367PZh ballistic-table page. | Accessed: 2026-06-29