The 2A46 (also called D-81TM) is a 125 mm/L48 smoothbore cannon of Soviet origin used in several main battle tanks. It was designed by OKB-9 (Artillery Plant No. 9) in Yekaterinburg. It was developed by the Spetstekhnika Design Bureau in Ekaterinburg in the 1960s originally for the T …

2A46M gun with T-80-style autoloader and gunner's instruments. The 2A46 and 2A46M lines of mainguns (internal designations D-81T, D-81TM) were developed by the Spetstekhnika design bureau in Ekaterinburg (former Sverdlovsk), and are …

Is currently used on the 2A46M-5 gun, mounted on the T-90M. [13] Country of origin: Russia; Round weight: 33.0 kg; Projectile weight: 23.0 kg; Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s; Max dispersion: 0.23 mil (0.23 mrad) Charge weight: 3.0 kg; Charge: A-IX-2 (73% RDX, 23% aluminium powder, phlegmatized with 4% wax) 3.0 kg

Modernized version of the 2A46. Allows for the barrel to be changed without removing the breech from the turret. Also introduces a chrome lined barrel. Designed or introduced in 1980. Used on T-72B and original T-90 with cast turret.

The 2A46 (D-81T) is a 125mm/L48 smoothbore cannon of Soviet origin used in several main battle tanks. It was developed by the Spetstekhnika design bureau in Ekaterinburg in the 1960s originally for the T-64A tank.

The 2A46 aka (D-81T) is a 125mm cannon designed for the T-80 and T-90 MBTs. The 2A46 was designed to replase the 115mm cannon of the T-62 and the 125mm cannon on the T-64. It is a powerful cannon and can launch missile and regular cannon rounds.

Jul 9, 2017 · In addition to firing a complete family of separate loading ammunition (projectile and charge), some 2A46 smoothbore gun installations have a different fire-control system that also allows them to fire a 125 mm laser-guided anti-tank projectile, details of which are given in the Vehicle-mounted anti-tank guided weapons section.

2A46(D-81TM) [1] 125mm caliber tank gun developed in the Soviet Union . It is an improved version of the 2A26 smoothbore gun. Like the Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore gun of the West, it has been used for nearly 50 years from 1970 to the present.

The 2A46 (also called D-81TM) is a 125 mm/L48 smoothbore cannon of Soviet origin used in several main battle tank s. It was designed by OKB-9 (Artillery Plant No. 9) in Yekaterinburg. It was developed by the Spetstekhnika Design Bureau in Ekaterinburg in the 1960s originally for the T …

A Russian 125 mm high explosive projectile (and separate propelling charge) that is designed to be fired from the D-81 (2A46) tank gun (image credit: Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise Mechanical Engineering Research Institute).