73 mm RHEF-15MA

Caliber

5.56/7.62

Barrel length, mm

215/215

Magazine capacity

30/30

73 mm Round RHEF-15MA with High-Explosive Fragmentation Anti-Personnel Grenade
GHEF-9MA

NSN:1310-50-001-3013

Main Features:

The 73 mm Round RHEF-15MA is a powerful ammunition designed for destroying enemy troops and fire means in the open, in
trenches, in hasty field shelters or brick-wall fortifications, light armoured vehicles and the infantry.

Used with 2A28 Gun mounted on BMP-1, the round is characterized with high accuracy, low dispersion and huge destructive power.

CONSTRUCTION

The Round RHEF-15MA consist of HIgh-explosive Grenade GHEF-9MA and Propellant Charge CP 152.

The Grenade GHEF-9MA is equipped with a warhead and burstingcharge of powerful explosive mixture with high-explosive action.

The round is comleted with point-detonating fuze AF71 with suoer-quick and grazes (anti-ricochet) function, independent of impact angle.

Packing
6 Rounds are packed in a wooden case as follows
6 Grenades GHEF-9MA (each one in airtight plastic bag) 
6 Propellant Charges (3 in a plastic containers)
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
RHEF-15MA
Caliber, mm73
Max firing range, m4500
Weight of the round, kg4.57
Weight of the grenade, kg3.68
Muzzle velocity, m/s290
Bursting charge, type TNT
Bursting charge weight, kg0.655
Operational temperature range, °Cfrom minus 40 to 50
Fuze typePoint-detonating Fuze AF71 with super-quick and graze (anti-ricochet) function, independent of impact angle.
CLASS OF EXPLOSION HAZARD1.1F, UN 0292
Weapon Systems
2A28 Gun mounted on BMP-1
Wooden case
Dimensions, mm1 065x525x305
Gross Weight, kg56
Volume, m30.17