Munitions Large Caliber Ammunition 120mm M865 TPCSDS-T

120mm M865 TPCSDS-T

Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer

The M865 TPCSDS-T Kinetic Energy (KE) training round, in service with the United States Army’s main battle tank fleet, utilizes a unique cone stabilizer to limit the safety fan required for tank gunnery. With its matched exterior ballistics, the M865 provides a realistic training device displaying the accuracy and time-of-flight of the service round. The cone stabilizer provides a safety feature limiting the overall flight range to under 8 km, reducing the requirement for extreme range safety fans.

Utilizing the same combustible cartridge case as the service round, and designed to resemble the 120mm M829 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding-Sabot Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds in operational performance. The M865 represents a valuable KE training surrogate for the 120mm smoothbore weapon system.

120mm M865 Technical Specifications

Cartridge Data
Length	881 mm (34.7”)
Weight	17.2 kg (38 lb.)
Propellant type	M14 Granular
Propellant weight	7.3 kg (16.1 lb.)
Chamber pressure	5000 bar (72.5 k psi)

Projectile Data
Type	TPCSDS-T
Length	469.6 mm (18.5”)
Weight	2.75 kg (6.06 lb.)
Muzzle Velocity	1700 m/s (5578 ft/sec)
Range	2500 m