120×570mm NATO
120×570mm NATO tank ammunition (4.7 inch), also known as 120×570mmR, is a common, NATO-standard (STANAG 4385), tank gun semi-combustible cartridge used by 120mm smoothbore guns, superseding the earlier 105×617mmR cartridge used in NATO-standard rifled tank guns.
| 120×570mm NATO tank ammunition | |
|---|---|
120×570mm ammunition manufactured by IMI. | |
| Type | Tank gun ammunition |
| Place of origin | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979–present |
| Used by | Western Bloc and others |
| Production history | |
| Designed | early 1970s |
| Specifications | |
| Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck |
| Bullet diameter | 120 mm (4.7 in) |
| Base diameter | 160 mm (6.3 in) |
| Rim diameter | 169 mm (6.7 in) |
| Case length | 570 mm (22 in) |
| Overall length | 984 mm (38.7 in) |
| Rifling twist | none |
| Primer type | electric |
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