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Medium calibre modern AP collection

Thanks for the addition projectile photo! SUPER nice and one that I have not seen before in my research. I am going to see if i can use this pic to ID it by comparing it to some reference material I have including, JANE's. The fin assembly is longer then most, which may be helpful in the ID. GAME ON! Really nice 90!

Jason
 
Hi,
Another picture, just showing the markings. No markings other than R891 and 22A, 22B, 22C for the separate sabot petals.
No markings on the penetrator either.
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Can't find any info in Janes. Still researching. INFO HUNT IS ON!

Jason
 
After a long winter period of buying stuff and having to wait untill the first fair of the new year, I was finally able to pick up the stuff that I bought the past few months.
The latest additions:
20x110 Yugoslav M60 API
20x110 Swedish API
120mm incomplete DM13 penetrator
120mm DM23 penetrator
120mm DM23 with loose sabots
120mm DM43 test type with loose sabots

I now have 4 generations of Rheinmetall 120mm penetrators.
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The 4 generations of 120mm Rheinmetall APFSDS-T.
Top to bottom:
DM13
DM23
DM33A1
DM43 (I hope, I see all different kinds of pictures everywhere. I am not even sure whether the sabot is correct for the dart. I doesn't fit too well. It is probably some sort of test type.)
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Hi All,
Yesterdays NVBMB fair brought some nice new specimens to the collection.
20x139 DM43 APDS
20x139 DM63 APDS (seems to be slightly different from the others)
30x170 APHC
30x173 APFSDS
105mm APDS
100mm APDS instruction models, complete in their crate

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Ah, there the box with the two 100 MM shells is you told me about. That's a nice buy for shure
Btw. the DM43 is no APDS but a HVAP.

Regards, DJH
 
Hi DJ,
Thanks. That is what you get for typing late at night.
The DM43 is actually a API-T and the DM63 is called a HVAP-DS.
Regards,
Dominique
 
Hello All,

Only one addition from the latest meeting, a 20x110 Swedish API.
Nice looking round, but I cannot find much info about it.
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Hi All,
After an interesting and fun ECRA meeting, my collection had some very nice additions.
23x115 BZ
27x145B DM63 (super nice)
30x170 APDS (for RARDEN, I think)
30x173 PGU-14/B API
30x210 30x210 30-JPZSv-53
30x155B BR
Various different 30x173 MPDS cores for the Dutch Goalkeeper
and the last one:
75x597R POT Mle 51 for the French AMX-13/75

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If the projectile is the 90mm M690A1, then is correct for the case, likely marked MMJ: it's the Belgian-designed Cockerill Kenerga Mk VIII, I believe. Cheers.
 
The latest addition. Another lucky find.
This is one of the test cartridges used during the development of the 30mm MPDS round for the Dutch Goalkeeper system. This cartridge was used during testing, to simulate the higher velocities encountered when the MPDS core hits a missile warhead (velocity core + velocity warhead). Interesting piece of CIWS history.
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The 4 generations of 120mm Rheinmetall APFSDS-T.
Top to bottom:
DM13

are sure that is 120mm DM13?
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it's look like 105mm APFSDS

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http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/100774-german-105mm-APFSDS-for-105mm-smoothbore-gun



btw can you measure DM43 length from tip to tail ?
 
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