12,7x99 with M33 ball projectile
Assignment:
12,7x99 mm rifle cartridges with M33 BALL projectiles with steel cores are designed to strike targets such as planes, helicopters, naval vessels, unarmored and lightly armored vehicles as well as fortifications and buildings. Rifle cartridges with M33 BALL projectiles with steel cores are designed for: machine gun (12,7 caliber Browning type), other types of weapon adapted to this type of ammunition.
Status:
In production.
In service in Polish Armed Forces.
Exported.
Technical Data: | |
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Projectile type |
M33 BALL |
Primer | boxer |
Projectile weight | 41,6 ± 0,6 g |
Propellant charge weight | ~ 16 g (246,92 gr) |
Cartridge weight | 116 ± 3 g |
Average velocity of the bullet | V24 = 888 ± 10 m/s |