Profile
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Built by
- Soviet ordnance industry
- Type
- 152 mm chemical shell
- Service note
- World War II-era Soviet artillery ammunition
Munitions
HN-530 chemical shell
Also known as
- HN530
- HN 530
- 53-HN-530
- KhN-530
- 53-KhN-530
- 53-ХН-530
The HN-530 chemical shell is a Soviet 152 mm chemical artillery projectile in the 53-530 howitzer-shell family. Open ammunition tables identify 53-ХН-530 as a 39.1 kg chemical shell for D-1-class 152 mm howitzers, while a Soviet chemical-artillery history describes it as NOV-filled and distinct from the related HS-530 shell and later 2S3-compatible ammunition listings.
Profile / Specs
Specifications
- Caliber
- 152.4 mm
- Projectile class
- Chemical shell
- Chemical filling
- NOV, as described in a Soviet chemical-artillery history
- Projectile weight
- 39.1 kg
- D-1 listed charge
- 54-Zh-536 / 4Zh13
- D-1 listed muzzle velocity
- 508 m/s
- D-1 listed maximum range
- 12.39 km
- 2S3 listed muzzle velocity
- 670 m/s
- 2S3 listed maximum range
- 15.9 km
- Listed fuze
- KTM-2 in later ammunition tables
Firing Weapons
Open ammunition tables place 53-ХН-530 in the Soviet 152 mm howitzer and gun-howitzer ammunition family. These relationships document table compatibility, not verified battlefield firing.
| Firing weapon | Weapon type | Firing evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Towed 152 mm howitzer | The D-1-related ammunition table lists 53-ХН-530 as a 39.1 kg chemical shell; the SU-152G/D-1 table row gives 54-Ж-536 / 4Ж13 charge context, 508 m/s muzzle velocity, and 12.39 km maximum range. Sources: 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1), SU-152G Ammunition Table |
 | Towed 152 mm gun-howitzer | The 2S3 ammunition source describes Soviet chemical and fragmentation-chemical shells as developed for the ML-20, D-1, D-20, and 2S3 152 mm systems; it also names 53-ХН-530 as one of the chemical shell rows. Sources: 2S3 Akatsiya Ammunition Table |
 | Tracked 152 mm self-propelled howitzer | The 2S3 ammunition table lists 53-ХН-530 among chemical shells at 39.1 kg with a KTM-2 fuze, 670 m/s muzzle velocity, and 15.9 km maximum range. Sources: 2S3 Akatsiya Ammunition Table |
Ammunition Table Context
HN-530 is best documented through ammunition tables and chemical-artillery histories rather than direct battlefield-use reporting. The available sources separate it from HS-530 and tie its ballistic rows to standard 152 mm howitzer ammunition families.
| Topic | Supported detail | Reader caution |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tables and histories use HN-530 / 53-ХН-530 for a 39.1 kg chemical shell; one history describes HN-530 as NOV-filled. | Open sources do not identify the shell by production lot or surviving artifact. |
| D-1-class ballistics | The SU-152G/D-1 table row gives 54-Ж-536 / 4Ж13 charge context, 508 m/s muzzle velocity, and 12.39 km maximum range. | These are table values and do not prove storage or use by a named unit. |
| Later 152 mm context | The 2S3 table lists 53-ХН-530 with KTM-2 fuze, 670 m/s muzzle velocity, and 15.9 km maximum range, while its text places chemical shells in the ML-20, D-1, D-20, and 2S3 family. | This supports compatibility context, not conflict use of a chemical round. |
Source labels: 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1); NVO Soviet Chemical Shells; SU-152G Ammunition Table; 2S3 Akatsiya Ammunition Table.
Timeline
HN-530 chemical shell Key Events
HN-530 enters Soviet service
Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye reports that the HN-530 and OH-530 152 mm howitzer chemical shells entered service in 1939 and had firing tables prepared.
Sources: NVO Soviet Chemical Shells
Media
HN-530 chemical shell Images
Related Weapon Systems
Sources
152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the D-1 ammunition-table listing for HN-530 as a chemical shell and the 39.1 kg projectile weight. | Accessed: 2026-06-29NVO Soviet Chemical ShellsPublisher: Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye | Note: Supports background context that HN-530 and OH-530 152 mm howitzer chemical shells entered service in 1939, had firing tables prepared, and that HN-530 used NOV filling and a KTM-2 fuze. | Accessed: 2026-06-29SU-152G Ammunition TablePublisher: Ruwiki | Note: Supports the 53-ХН-530 table row with 54-Ж-536 / 4Ж13 charge context, 39.1 kg projectile weight, KTM-2 fuze, 508 m/s muzzle velocity, and 12.39 km maximum range. | Accessed: 2026-06-292S3 Akatsiya Ammunition TablePublisher: Ruwiki | Note: Supports 2S3-family ammunition context, including a 53-ХН-530 chemical-shell row at 39.1 kg with KTM-2 fuze, 670 m/s muzzle velocity, and 15.9 km maximum range, plus background that Soviet chemical shells were developed for ML-20, D-1, D-20, and 2S3 152 mm systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-29File:Main 152,4-mm howitzer projectiles.svgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the projectile diagram used on the page. | Accessed: 2026-06-29File:Main 152,4-mm howitzer projectiles.gifPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the alternate projectile diagram file used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-29