Pakistan Develps air-burst A-P round

[Kaiser]

Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) has developed an air-burst anti-personnel round for the locally produced derivative of the Russian RPG-7, writes Doug Richardson. The new RPG-7AP has a warhead that contains 850 steel balls packed around a high-explosive charge.

It has a maximum range of 1,500 m and, according to the POF, is designed "to kill soldiers and damage equipment within 15 metres' radius".

In general configuration, it closely resembles the Type 69 40 mm air-burst anti-personnel grenade that China has developed for its Type 69-1 40 mm anti-tank grenade launcher. Like the Chinese round, it is propelled upwards by a jump mechanism when it strikes the ground. Once it reaches a height of about 2 m, the warhead detonates, scattering its steel balls.

The main difference between the Pakistani and Chinese rounds is that the muzzle velocity of the former is 95 m/s, slightly lower than the 102 m/s of its Chinese equivalent. Projectile weight is slightly higher - 2.85 kg rather than 2.8 kg - while the payload contains 850 steel balls rather than about 800.

Although the POF cites a calibre of 40 mm compared with the 75 mm of the Chinese round, in practice the Pakistani figure refers to the calibre of the launcher rather than the diameter of the warhead. The latter is about 75-80 mm in diameter.

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[Thunder]

Whoa that's really sweet. Since it will help us alot by killing alot of enemies at mostly the same time. But my question is that do indians have something like this?? And how many will pakistan be buying ?

 

[Kaiser]

Originally posted by Thunder@Dec 4 2005, 03:26 AM
Whoa that's really sweet. Since it will help us alot by killing alot of enemies at mostly the same time. But my question is that do indians have something like this?? And how many will pakistan be buying ?

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No India has nothing like this. Its not a Question of how many Pakistan will be buying it a Question of how many Pakistan will be Producing.

 

[InsightDubai]

A demo of an air-burst anti-personnel round fired from a mortar can be seen in the indian propaganda movie on the kargil war, being used by the pakistani stronghold on top of the mountain.

 

[Keysersoze]

Errr guys this kind of thing has been around for a long time. Beehive rounds are one type.There have been several types of RPG rounds developed

Take a look at this site to see what I mean..

http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl02-e.htm

 

[Muradk]

Whoa that's really sweet. Since it will help us alot by killing alot of enemies at mostly the same time. But my question is that do indians have something like this?? And how many will pakistan be buying ?

Thunder while doing my RNDC , we had a class every second day known as
ART OF WAR in which they tought us that in ART of War do not seek to glorify war as some "noble art", nor do they seek to make judgment over the morality of war. The purpose of the Articles of War is to make clear the nature of war and that rules exist concerning its conduct and successful outcome, the out come is that not to kill the enemy but to injure the enemy , If one soilder is wounded 3 to 4 guys are helping him so more you injure the more chance you have to achive your goal. And this machine will help us do this.

 

[kidwaibhai]

so this means that pakistan has developed this on its own or have v transfered technology frim china if so then y r there differences in the muzzle velocity and y r our heavier and have more balls and what difference will it make on its effectiveness
also does this mean that ours is better or worse than the chinese

 

[Mercenary]

If you guys have watched the movie Swordfish, this kind of device is used in an explosion in that movie....

 

[Keysersoze]

If you guys have watched the movie Swordfish, this kind of device is used in an explosion in that movie....

I have seen that movie and it wasn't used anywhere there. The idea is an old one. It is used in Claymore mines. In fact you can make it with an ice cream tub and the relevant parts.

 

[Mercenary]

^^ Don't you remember the part where this girl is strapped with this bomb vest full of ball bearings. But the cops drag her out and then there is this big explosion

its right in the beginning of the movie