2014 Russia-Ukraine War

OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Getty Images documented OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS ammunition in a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC at Pokrovsk-direction positions in Donetsk Oblast on February 19, 2025.

Weapon profileOCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS
SideUkraineRoleAnti-Armor
OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS, 105×527R HEAT-FS round, Munitions - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: File:105 mm hollow charge shell.JPG

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS ammunition was fielded with a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC in Donetsk Oblast on February 19, 2025.

Sources: Getty AMX-10 RC Pokrovsk OCC 105 F3

The round belongs to the AMX-10RC/RCR 105x527R ammunition family for the GIAT 105-F2 gun.

Sources: Janes Light Tanks and Armoured Cars, French Army TTA 207 AMX10 RCR

France supplied AMX-10 RC vehicles to Ukraine, and Ukrainian marine-unit reporting connected the type to the 37th Marine Brigade.

Sources: Ukraine : les AMX 10-RC livres dans les deux mois, Soutien a l'Ukraine : les 4 points a retenir de l'audition de Sebastien Lecornu, Defense Express 37th Marine Brigade Receives AMX-10 RC

Timeline

OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. France sets AMX-10 RC delivery and training plan

    The French Armed Forces Ministry said France and Ukraine had set a two-month delivery objective for AMX 10-RC vehicles and arranged crew training in France.

    Sources: Ukraine : les AMX 10-RC livres dans les deux mois

  2. AMX-10 RC vehicles reported in Ukraine

    Lecornu told the French National Assembly defense committee that AMX-10 RC vehicles had reached Ukraine and that some had already gone to a front line.

    Sources: Soutien a l'Ukraine : les 4 points a retenir de l'audition de Sebastien Lecornu

  3. 37th Marine Brigade receipt reported

    Defense Express reported that Ukraine's 37th Marine Brigade had received AMX-10 RC vehicles as part of French security assistance.

    Sources: Defense Express 37th Marine Brigade Receives AMX-10 RC

  4. OCC 105 F3 photographed near Pokrovsk

    Getty Images photographed HEAT-FS OCC 105 F3 ammunition inside a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC at military positions in the Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk Oblast.

    Sources: Getty AMX-10 RC Pokrovsk OCC 105 F3

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

OCC 105 F3 HEAT-FS is documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through Getty Images coverage of Ukrainian AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicles in Donetsk Oblast. The Getty caption identifies HEAT-FS OCC 105 F3 ammunition inside an AMX-10 RC at Ukrainian military positions in the Pokrovsk direction on February 19, 2025.

That evidence supports fielding of the round with Ukrainian AMX-10 RC forces in the conflict. It does not by itself document a specific firing event, target, or battle-damage result for this ammunition.

Sources: Getty AMX-10 RC Pokrovsk OCC 105 F3

Timeline

France announced the AMX-10 RC transfer path in early 2023, and French defense minister Sebastien Lecornu later told lawmakers that the first vehicles had arrived in Ukraine and that some had gone to a front line. Defense Express reported in April 2023 that Ukraine's 37th Marine Brigade had received AMX-10 RC vehicles as part of French security assistance.

The OCC 105 F3-specific public evidence appears later in Getty's February 19, 2025 photo coverage from the Pokrovsk direction. The photograph places the HEAT-FS round in a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC position in Donetsk Oblast, after the vehicle type had already been reported in Ukrainian marine service.

Sources: Ukraine : les AMX 10-RC livres dans les deux mois, Soutien a l'Ukraine : les 4 points a retenir de l'audition de Sebastien Lecornu, Defense Express 37th Marine Brigade Receives AMX-10 RC, Getty AMX-10 RC Pokrovsk OCC 105 F3

Narrative

OCC 105 F3 is the fin-stabilized shaped-charge round in the AMX-10RC/RCR 105x527R ammunition family. Jane's lists the round as the HEAT member of the family for the AMX-10RC, and the French TTA 207 manual lists OCC 105 F3 among the ammunition types for the AMX10 RCR's GIAT 105-F2 gun.

In the Ukraine conflict record, the round is tied to the AMX-10 RC rather than an independently observed infantry or artillery role. The strongest open-source evidence is visual and contextual: Getty's 2025 caption identifies the ammunition by designation inside a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC at front-line positions, while French and Ukrainian defense reporting establishes the vehicle's transfer and Ukrainian marine-unit service.

The documented role is therefore best stated as AMX-10 RC anti-armor ammunition fielded by Ukraine. The available cited sources support possession and fielding in the conflict, but not a separate count of rounds delivered or a verified OCC 105 F3 firing incident.

Sources: Janes Light Tanks and Armoured Cars, French Army TTA 207 AMX10 RCR, Getty AMX-10 RC Pokrovsk OCC 105 F3, Defense Express 37th Marine Brigade Receives AMX-10 RC

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