TSNIITOCHMASH specialists (It enters Rostec) as part of work on the gear “warrior” We created new 5.45x39 caliber ammunition for use in the Russian weapons, to have this caliber, Tass according to designer general equipment Igor Nekrasov.
New more powerful ammunition caliber 5,45 and a version with improved accuracy of fire created by experts TSNIITOCHMASH. In the future, data should replace the standard ammunition caliber cartridge 5,45 mm, of which are considered to give an opportunity to the Main Artillery Administration due to the lack of action on the breakdown of medium and high ranges of fire.
reportedly, within OKP “warrior” created two ammunition: 7H39, and 7N40. 7N39 cartridge has increased armor-piercing action, and 7N40 – with improved accuracy of fire.
The new cartridge 7N39 punches on 50-70 armor letter meters mark 2P, 7N40 and increased accuracy over 1,5 fold compared with the standard cartridge 5,45 mm
– said Nekrasov, stressing, that new cartridges are far superior ammunition available in service.
earlier it was reported, that the staff cartridge 5.45x39 mm, used in AK-74, Ak-12 and their modifications, inferior patron NATO 5,56 mm on the accuracy and broneprobitiyu at medium and long distances.
