40x46mm DM 101 A2 High Explosive Fragmentation – Tracer

NAME – 40x46mm DM 101 A2 High Explosive Fragmentation – Tracer

NAME (COMMON) – DM 101 A2 HE Frag – T

CALIBER – 40x46mm SR

TYPE – High explosive Pre-Formed Fragments with Tracer

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION –

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

IDENTIFYING COLOR CODE – Gold (yellow) ogive and body w/black markings, Green cartridge case

CASE TYPE – Semi-rimmed straight

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 10.5 cm (4.13 in)

CASING LENGTH – 4.6 cm (1.81 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 41.3 mm (1.62 in

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 43.6 mm (1.715 in)

PROJECTILE TYPE – High explosive fragmentation with 650 pre-formed (2.25mm (0.09 in) steel balls) fragmentation, Self-destruct fuze

PROJECTILE DIAMETER – 41.20 mm (1.623 in) at rotating band

PROJECTILE WEIGHT – 0.180 kg (6.35 oz)

FILLER – 70/30 Hexal – RDX/Wax with aluminum

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.027 kg (0.95 oz)

FUZE TYPE – Nose fuze with spin and setback arming, pyrotechnic self-destruct element initiated on firing

FUZE DELAY – 8 seconds to self-destruct

CASING WEIGHT – 0.055 kg (1.94 oz)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 0.235 kg (8.29 oz)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 78.5 m/s (258 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 35.6 cm (14 in)

MINIMUM (ARMING) RANGE – 8 to 15 m (9 to 16 yards)

MAXIMUM RANGE – 400 m (437 yards) to self-destruct

EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation on impact or self-destruct

AREA OF EFFECT – 6 m (7 yard) blast radius

MANUFACTURER – Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. Überlingen, Germany

STATUS – Production

SERVICE – German military, international military sales