OF-462

OF-462 is a Soviet 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation shell used in 122 mm howitzer ammunition families. Wikipedia's D-30 table lists OF-462 at 21.76 kg with 3.675 kg of TNT and 690 m/s from maximum propellant charge, while the A-19 ammunition table says the gun could fire 122 mm howitzer shells and lists OF-462 at 765 m/s with charge no. 1. STV Group later describes an HE-462 projectile equivalent to OF-462, showing the same round family in current export ammunition documentation.

OF-462, 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation shell, Munitions

Image source: 122 mm OF-462.jpg

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet ordnance industry
Type: 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation shell
Service note: Soviet-era 122 mm artillery ammunition

122 mm artillery ammunition he-frag

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Projectile class: High-explosive fragmentation shell
Projectile weight: 21.76 kg
Explosive filler: 3.675 kg TNT
Fuzes: RGM-2, D-1, D1U, V-90, AR-5
Muzzle velocity: 690 m/s from the D-30 table
A-19 velocity: 765 m/s with charge no. 1
A-19 range: 16,600 m with charge no. 1

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Standard 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation ammunition for D-30-class howitzers; the A-19 could also fire it with reduced charge.

Firing Guns

The A-19 ammunition table says the gun could fire 122 mm howitzer shells and names OF-462 in the shell table.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

A-19 122 mm field gun

122 mm field gun

The A-19 ammunition table lists OF-462 as a 122 mm howitzer shell with a 21.7 kg projectile, 3.67 kg filler, 765 m/s muzzle velocity, and 16.6 km range at charge no. 1.

Sources: A-19 ammunition table

OF-462 Images

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Sources

122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the OF-462 FRAG-HE projectile entry, its 21.76 kg weight, 3.675 kg TNT filler, 690 m/s muzzle velocity, and the D-30 ammunition-table context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 A-19 ammunition tablePublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the A-19 ammunition-table row showing that the gun could fire 122 mm howitzer shells and listing OF-462 at 21.7 kg, 3.67 kg filler, 765 m/s, and 16.6 km with charge no. 1. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Cartridge 122 mm HE with full charge - STV GROUPPublisher: STV Group | Note: Supports the later HE-462 projectile equivalent to OF-462, the former-USSR origin context, and the 122 mm HE cartridge manufacturer's published technical data. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 122 mm OF-462.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the OF-462 shell drawing and its identification as a 122 mm projectile used in D-30 ammunition tables. | Accessed: 2026-06-23