Projectile M483A1 (DPICM)
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M483A1 DPICM — cargo projectiles
M483A1 a projectile of the (DPICM) series. Used to engage personnel and lightly armored vehicles with grenades with a fragmentation and shaped-charge effect.
Loaded with 88 submunitions: 44 pcs - M42 and 44 pcs - M46.
Fragmentation submunitions with a shaped-charge effect. The M46 differs from the M42 in having a thicker body.
After firing, at a set time the fuze functions and sets off the expelling charge. Centrifugal force scatters the grenades radially from the projectile's line of flight.
The impact elements function after contact with a surface.
Other projectiles of this series with similar ballistic characteristics:
M1122, M1123, M1124, M110A3, M1125
Technical specifications
Usage notes
Range table at different charges (M109 gun):
M3A1 charge 1 - 3,640 m
M3A1 charge 2 - 4,570 m
M3A1 charge 3 - 5,590 m
M3A1 charge 4 - 7,080 m
M3A1 charge 5 - 9,050 m
M4A2 charge 3 - 6,490 m
M4A2 charge 4 - 7,720 m
M4A2 charge 5 - 9,420 m
M4A2 charge 6 - 11,730 m
M4A2 charge 7 - 14,320 m
4 yellow weight marks in Kropyva are "normal"
Does not function on impact
- For the first round, it is recommended to reduce the fuze setting by 0.2 s. The ideal functioning height of the expelling charge is about 300 m; the characteristic white dots of the bursts are then visible from the drone. Analyze and experiment with the functioning time (burst height).
Oleh Syrota (Georgich©) for the Armed Forces of Ukraine /
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