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New Tactical Capability The 120mm IM HE-T™ High Explosive Cartridge provides the armor forces with an improved infantry support capability. The IM HE-T™ will compliment the tank’s current main gun ammunition with an Insensitive full bore HE warhead capable of defeating a target set that includes bunkers, fortifications, light armor and personnel. The IM HE-T™ possesses a devastatingly powerful HE warhead for the modern battlefield: - Insensitive warhead and propellant - Excellent accuracy and increased lethality out to extended line of sight - Over twice the HE compared to current in-service HEAT 120MM IM HE-T Insensitive Munition High Explosive - Tracer

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Page 1: 120mm IM HE-T

New Tactical Capability

The 120mm IM HE-T™ High Explosive Cartridge provides the

armor forces with an improved infantry support capability.

The IM HE-T™ will compliment the tank’s current main

gun ammunition with an Insensitive full bore HE warhead

capable of defeating a target set that includes bunkers,

fortifications, light armor and personnel.

The IM HE-T™ possesses a devastatingly powerful HE

warhead for the modern battlefield:

- Insensitive warhead and propellant

- Excellent accuracy and increased lethality out to extended line of sight

- Over twice the HE compared to current in-service HEAT

120MMIM HE-T™

Insensitive Munition High Explosive - Tracer

Page 2: 120mm IM HE-T

The two-mode hand-settable fuze allows the tank com-

mander to select a point detonating (PD) function for

maximum fragmentation/blast, or a delay function for

detonation after target penetration.

Training Practice rounds available: - Inert charge with tracer

- Spotting charge with tracer

120MM IM HE-T™

Insensitive Munition High Explosive - Tracer

11399 16th Court N. - Suite 200 - St. Petersburg, FL 33716 - (727) 578-8100 - www.gd-ots.com - Approved for public release 5/5/2010

Characteristics _

Cartridge weight 25 kg

Projectile weight 16 kg

Cartridge length 943 mm

Fuze Point Detonating and Delay*

Tracer burning distance > 4000m

Muzzle velocity >1,000 m/s

Target accuracy (S.D.) < 0.30 mils

Explosive charge 3.2 kg IM Explosive

2-Mode Fuze

IM Explosive Fill

Shell Body

Combustible Cartridge Case

Case Base

Primer

Tracer

Fin Assembly

Propellant

*Fuze fulfills requirements in accordance with MIL-STD 1316 and STANAG 4187