OF45 high-explosive projectile

The OF45 high-explosive projectile is the standard 152 mm separate-loading HE round documented for the Soviet/Russian 2A65 Msta-B howitzer. Source pages describe it as a Russian 152 mm HE-fragmentation, steel-bodied projectile and list it at 43.56 kg with an 823 m/s muzzle velocity and a 24.7 km maximum range.

OF45 high-explosive projectile, 152 mm high-explosive artillery projectile, Munitions

Image source: File:152mm lime-colored projectile.jpg

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union / Russia
Built by: Soviet ordnance industry
Type: 152 mm high-explosive artillery projectile
Service note: Cold War-era Soviet/Russian 152 mm artillery ammunition

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Specifications

Caliber: 152 mm
Projectile class: High-explosive fragmentation projectile
Projectile mass: 43.56 kg
Muzzle velocity: 823 m/s
Maximum range: 24.7 km
Construction: Three-part steel-bodied, hollow-base, boat-tailed, spin-stabilised projectile

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Standard high-explosive projectile for the 2A65 Msta-B and related Russian 152 mm artillery systems.

Firing Weapons

The OF45 is documented as the standard high-explosive projectile fired by the 2A65 Msta-B.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

152 mm towed howitzer

Wikipedia identifies OF45 as the standard high-explosive projectile for the 2A65 Msta-B and lists its 43.56 kg mass, 823 m/s muzzle velocity, and 24.7 km range.

Sources: 152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B

OF45 high-explosive projectile Videos

Video 152mm 2A65 Msta-B firing OF45 HE artillery shells at deep fortifications of Ukraine

OF45 high-explosive projectile Images

OF45 high-explosive projectile, 152 mm high-explosive artillery projectile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: File:152mm lime-colored projectile.jpg

OF45 high-explosive projectile, 152 mm high-explosive artillery projectile, Munitions - view 2 — Source: File:152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPG

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Sources

152mm OF45 ProjectilePublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports the Russian 152 mm OF45 designation, its HE-frag construction, and its separate-loading projectile description. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-BPublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports OF45 as the standard high-explosive projectile for the 2A65 Msta-B and the 43.56 kg, 823 m/s, and 24.7 km figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 File:152mm lime-colored projectile.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports provenance for the representative 152 mm projectile image used as the primary image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 File:152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports provenance for the secondary 152 mm projectile image used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-23