2014 Russia-Ukraine War

OFL 105 F3 APFSDS in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Getty Images documented OFL 105 F3 APFSDS ammunition inside a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicle at positions in Donetsk Oblast in February 2025.

Weapon profileOFL 105 F3 APFSDS
SideUkraineRoleAnti-Armor
OFL 105 F3 APFSDS, 105×527R APFSDS round, Munitions - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: File:120mm Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot - Tracer FSDS-T (left) & 105mm Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot - Tracer APFSDS-T.JPG

Timeline

OFL 105 F3 APFSDS In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. France lists AMX10 RC deliveries to Ukraine

    The French Ministry for the Armed Forces listed 38 AMX10 RC armored reconnaissance vehicles among French military equipment delivered to Ukraine.

    Sources: French Military Equipment Delivered to Ukraine

  2. OFL 105 F3 photographed in a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC

    Getty Images documented APFSDS OFL 105 F3 ammunition inside an AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicle at Ukrainian military positions in Donetsk Oblast.

    Sources: Getty Images OFL 105 F3 Donetsk

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

OFL 105 F3 APFSDS is documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through Getty Images coverage of a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicle at positions in the Pokrovsk direction of Donetsk Oblast on February 19, 2025. The caption identifies APFSDS OFL 105 F3 ammunition inside the vehicle, placing the round with Ukrainian forces in the conflict.

The available direct evidence supports fielding or carriage of the round with a Ukrainian AMX-10 RC. It does not by itself document a specific OFL 105 F3 firing event, target, or battle-damage result.

Sources: Getty Images OFL 105 F3 Donetsk

Timeline

France publicly listed AMX10 RC armored reconnaissance vehicles among military equipment delivered to Ukraine, giving the carrier platform for the OFL 105 F3 a documented transfer path into Ukrainian service.

On February 19, 2025, Getty Images photographed OFL 105 F3 APFSDS ammunition inside an AMX-10 RC at Ukrainian military positions in Donetsk Oblast, providing the conflict-specific evidence for this ammunition entry.

Sources: French Military Equipment Delivered to Ukraine, Getty Images OFL 105 F3 Donetsk

Narrative

The OFL 105 F3 is part of the French 105 mm ammunition family used with the AMX-10RC and AMX-10RCR 105 mm F2 gun. French training material for the AMX10 RCR lists OFL 105 F3 among the fin-stabilized ammunition types for the system, while U.S. ordnance identification material describes the round as an APFSDS projectile with a monobloc tungsten-alloy penetrator.

In Ukrainian service, the documented conflict context is tied to the AMX-10 RC rather than to a standalone ammunition transfer announcement. The February 2025 Getty coverage shows the round in the vehicle at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast, so the strongest supported role is anti-armor ammunition carried by Ukrainian AMX-10 RC crews.

Sources: TTA 207 AMX10 RCR, U.S. Army Projectile and Warhead Identification Guide, Getty Images OFL 105 F3 Donetsk

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