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2A28 - BMP-1 73mm

The 73 mm 2A28 is a smoothbore, low-pressure
rifled gun with a short recoil that has been specially designed to suit the requirements of mountings on light armoured vehicles. It fires a special
fin-stabilised HEAT round, which is also used
by the infantry SPG-9 antitank weapon. When
fired, the projectile has an initial muzzle velocity
of about 400 m/s which rises after a period to
665 m/s; this means the projectile may be prone
to the influences of high side winds. The usual
installations feature an automatic loader which
loads the gun when it is elevated to +330,
limiting the rate of fire to around 8 rds/min. The
gun barrel has provision for the installation of a
Sagger wire-guided ATGW above its junction
with the turret mantlet.

It is understood that some countries have removed the automatic loader from the BMP-1 as this
is unreliable in service.
Ammunition for the 73 mm 2A28 gun is available for a number of sources. The Bulgarian
Vazovski Machinostroitelni Zavodi, for example,
manufactures the following types: OG-15V(HE),
OG-15VM(HM), PG-15V (HEAT) and the PG-9N
(HEAT). The first two of these have a muzzle velocity of 290 m/s and a maximum range of 4.5
km while the latter two have a muzzle velocity
of 400 m/s and a maximum effective range of
1,300 m.
Production as required. Installed on the BMP-1
ICV and the BMD-1 airborne combat vehicle.

Basic Characteristics:
Round type
Caliber
Max aimed range of fire
PG-9 shell
OG-15V shell
Weight

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PG-9, OG-15V
73 mm
1300 m
4400 m
115 kg