Projectile ERFB Smoke (WP)
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155 mm ERFB SMOKE (WP) — smoke projectile
The 155 mm ERFB Smoke WP projectile has the same general shape and dimensions as other 155 mm ERFB projectiles and uses a one-piece high-quality steel body. The streamlined ogive almost reaches the copper or gilding-metal rotating band and the plastic obturator ring near the base. The drag-reduction unit is a steel part with an external cavity on the ERFB version, whereas on the ERFB-BB the base is occupied by a steel base-bleed unit.
Development
The 155 mm ERFB Smoke WP projectile is a bursting projectile developed together with the 155 mm HE ERFB projectiles, as they have practically the same body. The 155 mm ERFB and ERFB-BB versions are produced in Europe by Eurometaal, while those previously made in South Africa are now available on request. Chartered Ammunition Industries of Singapore also produces the 155 mm ERFB Smoke WP, as do the Austrian company NORICUM and the Malaysian company Enigma Technical Solutions.
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Technical specifications
Technical specifications
Weight:
- ERFB projectile with fuze — 47.7 kg
- ERFB-BB projectile with fuze — 50 kg
- M1 WP ERFB, nominal weight — 47.7 kg
- ERFB SMOKE (WP) M09 (Malaysia) – 45.5 kg
- Filling — 7.6 kg WP
Length with fuze:
- ERFB — 938 mm
- ERFB-BB — 958 mm
Diameter:
- Across the lands — 154.69 mm
- Across the rotating band — 157.86 mm
Chamber pressure (typical): 3,500 bar
Muzzle velocity:
- ERFB — 897 m/s
- ERFB-BB — 895 m/s
Maximum range:
- ERFB — 30,000 m
- ERFB-BB — 38,000 m
Operating temperature range: from -20 to +60°C
Authorized fuzes:
- Impact (PD): M557, series M78, M572, M739, Fuchs PD M841
- Mechanical time (MTSQ): M564, M582A1
- Proximity (Prox): M514 series, Fuchs M8513
- Electronic: NINA, ZELAR, Fuchs M8611 and others
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Usage notes
Similar projectiles:
China PRC
Manufacturer: China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)
Type: 155 mm ERFB Smoke WP
Description: Equipped with the PD M739 fuze. Produces smoke for 55–65 seconds. Projectile weight — 46.5 kg, muzzle velocity — 795.5 m/s. Maximum range — 26,000 m (ERFB).
Netherlands
Manufacturer: Eurometaal NV
Type: 155 mm ERFB and ERFB-BB Smoke WP
Description: Meets the specified characteristics. Available for production. Propellant charge No. 16 is also manufactured.
Singapore
Manufacturer: Chartered Ammunition Industries
Type: 155 mm ERFB-HB-WP, ERFB-BB-WP
Description: Standard characteristics. The unitary C30 charge bag is also produced. The range of the ERFB-HB-WP from 39-caliber barrels is 24,400 m, and of the ERFB-BB-WP — 30,500 m.
South Africa
Manufacturer: Denel (Pty) Limited (SWARTKLIP)
Type: 155 mm ERFB or ERFB-BB M1 WP
Description: Meets the specified characteristics. Designed for LIW 155 mm G5 and G6 artillery systems. Production as required.
Switzerland
Manufacturer: NORICUM
Type: SEN-155 mm WP-Smoke
Description: Offered by T & T Technology Trading Limited. Weight with boat tail — 48 kg, with BB — 50 kg. Equipped with the PD M739 or ET fuze DM 52.
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