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5.45x39mm
AMMUNITION
INFANTRY WEAPONS
Assault Rifle Rounds
Mission
The 7T3 round with a tracer bullet is designed for fire adjustment and target designation. The bullet has a green tip. The 7Kh3 blank round with a bullet imitator is designed to initiate shot sound. When this round is used, the barrel of the gun is fitted with a bushing to produce an exhaust gases pressure build-up for operation of moving parts, as well as breakup of imitator bullet. The latter is made of white plastic.
5.45x39mm rounds are designed for the AK74-type weapons and their derivatives. By now, several modifications of the round have been developed for various purposes.
General description The 7N6 round with a conventional bullet is designed to kill personnel. The bullet has a steel core. Its tip has no distinguishing colour. A sealing lacquer belt on the mouth of the case is red-coloured. The 7N10 round with an enhanced penetration bullet is designed to kill personnel wearing body armour. The core of the bullet is made of hardened steel. The bullet tip is uncoloured. A sealing lacquer belt on the mouth of the case is violet-coloured.
Basic specifications Designation Calibre, mm Weight, g: round bullet Round length, mm Muzzle velocity, m/s Accuracy of fire at 100 m (R50), cm Accuracy of fire at 300 m (R50), cm Penetration range, m: 6mm St3 steel plate 16mm St3 steel plate 5mm armour plate 6Zh85T body armour Tracing range, m Case material
86
R
O
S
O
7N6 5.45x39
7N10 5.45x39
7T3 5.45x39
7Kh3 5.45x39
10.5 3.43 57 880
10.7 3.62 57 880 max 3.5
10.3 3.23 57 883 max 14
6.6 0.24 57 -
800 steel
steel
max 7.5 300 80 steel
B
O
R
300 150 200 steel
O
N
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