F-534F high-explosive shell

Also known as

F-534F
F534F
53-F-534F
53-Ф-534Ф
Ф-534Ф

F-534F is a 152 mm high-explosive shell documented in Soviet artillery ammunition tables as an old French steely-iron projectile. Table sources identify the designation as F-534F / 53-F-534F and give a 41.1 kg projectile with 3.9 kg of explosive fill, while the D-1 record establishes the shell's later compatibility-table relationship to the Soviet 152 mm gun-howitzer family.

F-534F high-explosive shell, 152 mm high-explosive shell, Munitions

Image source: 152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPG

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: France
Built by: Not publicly identified
Type: 152 mm high-explosive shell
Service note: French 152 mm shell type retained in Soviet artillery ammunition tables

Specifications

Caliber: 152 mm
Projectile class: High-explosive shell
Projectile index: 53-F-534F / 53-Ф-534Ф
Short table designation: F-534F / Ф-534Ф
Table descriptor: Steely iron, old French
Projectile mass: 41.1 kg
Explosive fill: 3.9 kg
Loading context: Separate-loading 152 mm artillery ammunition table

Firing Weapons

The D-1 ammunition table lists F-534F among 152 mm high-explosive shells and describes it as an old French steely-iron projectile.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer, Towed 152 mm howitzer, Artillery

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer

Towed 152 mm howitzer

The D-1 ammunition table lists F-534F as a 152 mm high-explosive shell with a 41.1 kg projectile mass and 3.9 kg explosive fill.

Sources: 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1), M1909/30 Howitzer Ammunition Table

Designation And Table Context

F-534F is best documented through ammunition tables and index references rather than through a surviving manufacturer sheet. The available sources document table compatibility and designations, not direct battlefield use of the exact shell.

Topic	Source-backed detail	Reader caution
Projectile designation	F-534F, 53-F-534F, and 53-Ф-534Ф are used for the old French 152 mm high-explosive shell.	Latin and Cyrillic transliterations vary across tables and index references.
Recorded table values	The shell is listed as a 41.1 kg projectile with 3.9 kg of explosive fill.	The values describe the projectile and fill; they do not identify a surviving lot or factory.
D-1 relationship	The D-1 ammunition table retains F-534F among compatible 152 mm high-explosive shells.	This supports firing-weapon compatibility, not independent proof of F-534F use in a named conflict.
Image context	The gallery uses representative 152 mm shell imagery from Wikimedia Commons.	The image sources do not identify the photographed shells as F-534F.

Media

F-534F high-explosive shell Images

F-534F high-explosive shell, 152 mm high-explosive shell, Munitions - view 1 — Source: 152 mm shell production SA-Kuva 88285.jpg

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Sources

152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the D-1 ammunition-table row for F-534F, including the old French steely-iron descriptor, 41.1 kg projectile mass, 3.9 kg explosive-fill figure, and D-1 firing-weapon relationship. | Accessed: 2026-06-29 M1909/30 Howitzer Ammunition TablePublisher: Studfile | Note: Supports the 53-F-534F / 53-Ф-534Ф designation, old French high-explosive shell classification, 41.1 kg projectile mass, and 3.9 kg explosive-fill figure in a reproduced Soviet 152 mm artillery ammunition table. | Accessed: 2026-06-29 GRAU Ammunition IndexesPublisher: Suveren | Note: Supports GAU/GRAU ammunition-index context and identifies F-534F / Ф-534Ф as a French 152 mm high-explosive projectile designation. | Accessed: 2026-06-29 152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a representative 152 mm shell photo; the file does not identify the projectile as F-534F. | Accessed: 2026-06-29 152 mm shell production SA-Kuva 88285.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a representative 152 mm shell production photo; the file does not identify the projectile as F-534F. | Accessed: 2026-06-29