HS-530 chemical shell

Also known as

HS530
HS 530
KhS-530
53-KhS-530
53-ХС-530
ХС-530

HS-530 was a Soviet 152 mm chemical artillery shell in the 53-ХС-530 designation series. Open ammunition tables list it for the D-1 gun-howitzer and identify the same projectile family in later 2S3 Akatsiya ammunition context, with a 38.8 kg projectile mass and compatibility evidence rather than verified battlefield employment.

HS-530 chemical shell, 152 mm chemical artillery shell, Munitions

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Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet ordnance industry
Type: 152 mm chemical artillery shell
Service note: World War II-era Soviet artillery ammunition

Specifications

Caliber: 152.4 mm
Projectile index: 53-KhS-530 / 53-ХС-530
Projectile class: Chemical shell
Projectile weight: 38.8 kg
D-1 charge listing: 54-Zh-536 / 4Zh13
D-1 muzzle velocity: 508 m/s
D-1 maximum range: 12.39 km
2S3 table listing: 670 m/s muzzle velocity and 15.9 km maximum range
Filling note: Russian-language table note describes HS-530 as filled with a persistent chemical-agent type

Firing Weapons

Open ammunition tables place HS-530 in the Soviet 152 mm howitzer ammunition family. The evidence documents firing-system compatibility only, not verified conflict use of the chemical shell.

Firing weapon	Weapon type	Firing evidence
152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer	Towed 152 mm gun-howitzer	The D-1 ammunition table lists 53-ХС-530 as a chemical shell with a 38.8 kg projectile mass, 54-Ж-536/4Ж13 charge listing, 508 m/s muzzle velocity, and 12.39 km maximum range. Sources: Ruwiki D-1 Ammunition Table
D-20	Towed 152 mm gun-howitzer	The Russian-language 2S3 ammunition discussion says Soviet chemical and fragmentation-chemical shells were developed for the ML-20, D-1, D-20, and 2S3 152 mm howitzer family, and identifies HS-530 as ballistically comparable to the 53-OF-530 high-explosive fragmentation shell. Sources: Russian Wikipedia 2S3 Ammunition Table
2S3 Akatsiya	Tracked 152 mm self-propelled howitzer	The 2S3 ammunition table lists 53-ХС-530 among chemical shells and gives a 38.8 kg projectile mass, 670 m/s muzzle velocity, and 15.9 km maximum range. Sources: Russian Wikipedia 2S3 Ammunition Table, Vzglyad 2S3 Akatsiya Ammunition

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer

Towed 152 mm gun-howitzer

The D-1 ammunition table lists 53-ХС-530 as a chemical shell with a 38.8 kg projectile mass, 54-Ж-536/4Ж13 charge listing, 508 m/s muzzle velocity, and 12.39 km maximum range.

Sources: Ruwiki D-1 Ammunition Table

D-20, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

D-20

Towed 152 mm gun-howitzer

The Russian-language 2S3 ammunition discussion says Soviet chemical and fragmentation-chemical shells were developed for the ML-20, D-1, D-20, and 2S3 152 mm howitzer family, and identifies HS-530 as ballistically comparable to the 53-OF-530 high-explosive fragmentation shell.

Sources: Russian Wikipedia 2S3 Ammunition Table

2S3 Akatsiya

Tracked 152 mm self-propelled howitzer

The 2S3 ammunition table lists 53-ХС-530 among chemical shells and gives a 38.8 kg projectile mass, 670 m/s muzzle velocity, and 15.9 km maximum range.

Sources: Russian Wikipedia 2S3 Ammunition Table, Vzglyad 2S3 Akatsiya Ammunition

Ammunition Table Context

HS-530 appears in open 152 mm ammunition tables as 53-ХС-530, a chemical shell with a 38.8 kg projectile mass. That tabular evidence supports compatibility and ballistic context, not confirmed battlefield employment.

Context	Table values	Evidence scope
D-1 gun-howitzer ammunition table	38.8 kg projectile; 54-Ж-536/4Ж13 charge listing; 508 m/s; 12.39 km	D-1 firing-system link and core HS-530 specifications.
2S3 Akatsiya ammunition table	38.8 kg projectile; 670 m/s; 15.9 km	2S3 family compatibility link and the same projectile index in a later self-propelled-howitzer table.
Filling caveat	The D-1 table note describes a persistent chemical-agent type for HS-530; other chemical-shell rows identify separate agent notes.	Cautious chemical-munition description without implying combat employment.