OFd MKM-DV

The OFd MKM-DV is a Slovak 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with a base-bleed gas generator. MSM Group markets the modernized round for 155 mm howitzers, and Defence24 says the DV variant was adapted and certified for the Polish Krab, where it reaches more than 40 km.

OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, Munitions

Image source: 155 mm HE ER-BB (OFd MKM-DV) modernized

Profile

Origin: Slovakia
Built by: MSM Group
Type: 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed
Service note: Modern NATO-standard artillery ammunition
Produced: Modernized current production

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Specifications

Caliber: 155 mm
Projectile class: High-explosive extended-range projectile with base bleed
Projectile mass: 43.55 kg with fuze
Explosive filling: 10 kg of TNT or TNT/RDX (Composition B) in roughly a 50/50 ratio
Length: 825.5-828.7 mm without fuze; up to 914 mm with fuze
Range: Up to 37,000 m from a 45-caliber gun; up to 40,000 m from a 52-caliber gun

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Certified for use in 155 mm howitzers including the AHS Krab; the base-bleed DV variant is described as reaching more than 40 km from the Polish gun.

Firing Weapons

MSM Group and Defence24 describe the OFd MKM-DV as a 155 mm base-bleed round for 155 mm howitzers, including the Polish Krab.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer

Defence24 says the OFd MKM-DV variant was adapted and certified for the Polish Krab, and MSM Group says the round uses a base-bleed unit for extended range up to 40,000 meters from a 52-caliber gun.

Sources: Artillery Ammunition, Czechoslovak Group: "Współpraca z Polską może być szersza"

OFd MKM-DV Images

OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, Munitions - view 1 — Source: 155 mm HE ER-BB (OFd MKM-DV) modernized

OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, Munitions - view 2 — Source: 155 mm HE ER-BB (OFd MKM-DV) modernized

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Sources

155 mm HE ER-BB (OFd MKM-DV) modernizedPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the OFd MKM-DV identity, modernized 155 mm base-bleed description, technical data, and the product image shown on the page. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Artillery AmmunitionPublisher: CSG Defence | Note: Supports the 155 mm artillery ammunition family background, the base-bleed variant description, the Krab compatibility context, and the product image shown on the page. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Czechoslovak Group: "Współpraca z Polską może być szersza"Publisher: Defence24 | Note: Supports the OFd MKM-DV and Krab compatibility context and Defence24's statement that the DV variant reaches more than 40 km. | Accessed: 2026-06-23