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====MDS-115/1 Sahm Hamra====
====MDS-115/1 Sahm Hamra====
* '''Total round mass''': 22.0 kg
* '''Total round mass''': 22.0 kg
* '''Projectile mass (with sabot)''': 3.196 kg (5.5 kg)
* '''Projectile mass (with sabot)''': 3.196 kg (5.55 kg)
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 1,685 m/s
* '''Penetrator length''': 436 mm
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 1,686.5 m/s
* '''Velocity loss per 1 km''': 128.5 m/s
* '''Velocity loss per 1 km''': 128.5 m/s
* '''Penetration at 1 km''': 270 mm at 0°/155 mm at 60°
* '''Penetration at 2 km''': 230 mm at 0°/130 mm at 60°


The Sahm Hamra (سهم حمرا, ''Red Arrow'') is the first APFSDS projectile  
The MDS-115/1 Sahm Hamra (سهم حمرا, ''Red Arrow'') is the first APFSDS projectile developed in Riysa, the first armor-piercing projectile developed for the 64M gun, and the only steel monobloc penetrator fielded on a Riysian tank.
 
Thanks to its high muzzle velocity


====MDS-115/2====
====MDS-115/2====
==Combat Use==
==Combat Use==

Revision as of 03:19, 27 March 2020

115/51 64M
64M.jpg
A full 64M gun assembly.
TypeSmoothbore gun
Place of origin Riysa
Specifications
Weight2,425 kg (5,346 lb)
Length6300 mm
Barrel length5950 mm

Caliber115 mm
BreechHorizontal sliding wedge
RecoilHydropneumatic
Muzzle velocity1,680 m/s (5,500 ft/s) (APFSDS)
950 m/s (3,100 ft/s) (HEAT)
905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) (HE-Frag)

History

Design

Variants

Ammunition

APFSDS

MDS-115/1 Sahm Hamra

  • Total round mass: 22.0 kg
  • Projectile mass (with sabot): 3.196 kg (5.55 kg)
  • Penetrator length: 436 mm
  • Muzzle velocity: 1,686.5 m/s
  • Velocity loss per 1 km: 128.5 m/s
  • Penetration at 1 km: 270 mm at 0°/155 mm at 60°
  • Penetration at 2 km: 230 mm at 0°/130 mm at 60°

The MDS-115/1 Sahm Hamra (سهم حمرا, Red Arrow) is the first APFSDS projectile developed in Riysa, the first armor-piercing projectile developed for the 64M gun, and the only steel monobloc penetrator fielded on a Riysian tank.

Thanks to its high muzzle velocity

MDS-115/2

Combat Use