The 12.7x99 DM101A1 was designed and engineered for military users in the Bundeswehr. The cartridge has obtained full Bundeswehr qualification. It is fully compatible with heavy machine guns. The cartridge is used for mission scenarios and in training. The bullet itself consists of several components: Steel core, jacket, filler material, pyrotechnic charge carrier with cover cap and pyrotechnic charges. It has a dark tracer that conceals the shooter’s position. The visible tracer begins at a range of 0 m to 200 m and illuminates up to a distance of at least 1,500 m.
Product line DM
12.7MMx99, DM101A1, Weichkern-Leuchtspur
40.5 g / 625 gr
Product characteristics
- Articlenumber*
- 2430131
- Product line
- DM
- Caliber
- 12,7x99
- Purpose
- Military, German Armed Forces
- Bulletweight (g)
- 40.5 g
- Bulletweight (gr)
- 625 gr
- Bullet type
- Tracer
- Bullet material
- Steel / Tombac (tinned) / Filler material / pyrotechnic charges
- Bullet jacket material
- Tombac (tinned)
- Bullet core material
- Steel
- Leadfree
- Yes
- Primer cap
- SINTOX
- Case material
- Brass
- Propellant powder
- Two-base nitrocellulose powder
- Total cartridge mass (g)
- ca. 113 g
- Net explosive mass (g)
- ca. 16.5 g
- Weapon category
- Heavy machine gun
- Temperature range
- -54°C to +63°C
*article number for the smallest packaging unit
Data according to technical delivery terms
- Mean gas pressure
- max. 4,500 bar (21°C)
- Velocity measuring point
- v10
- Velocity (m/s)
- 890 m/s
- Velocity (ft/s)
- 2,920 ft/s
- Energy (J)
- 16,040 J
- Length test barrel
- 1143 mm
- Velocity measuring point tolerance (± m/s)
- 10 ± m/s
Precision data
- Accuracy type
- sV; SH
- Accuracy determination range (m)
- 300 m
- Precision requirement
- 353 mm ; ≤ 353 mm
- Length test barrel
- 1143
- Tracer color
- Red
- Tracer distance (min.)
- 1500 m
- Barrel length:
- 1143 mm
- Twist length:
- 381 mm (1:15")
Ballistic data – Heavy machine gun
- Velocity measuring point type II
- v10
- Velocity (m/s)
- 883 m/s
- Weapon category
- Heavy machine gun
| Distance (m) | Velocity (m/s) | Energy (J) | Flight time (ms) | Ballistic coefficient G1 | Ballistic coefficient G7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 888 | 15968 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 877 | 15575 | 28 | 0,697 | 0,365 |
| 100 | 843 | 14384 | 116 | 0,661 | 0,352 |
| 200 | 800 | 12947 | 237 | 0,68 | 0,364 |
| 300 | 758 | 11618 | 366 | 0,674 | 0,362 |
| 400 | 718 | 10419 | 501 | 0,688 | 0,368 |
| 500 | 679 | 9313 | 644 | 0,683 | 0,366 |
| 600 | 641 | 8296 | 796 | 0,684 | 0,363 |
| 700 | 605 | 7386 | 957 | 0,689 | 0,372 |
| 800 | 569 | 6529 | 1127 | 0,67 | 0,361 |
| 900 | 534 | 5746 | 1309 | 0,66 | 0,362 |
| 1000 | 500 | 5034 | 1502 | 0,651 | 0,363 |
| 1100 | 467 | 4388 | 1710 | 0,632 | 0,363 |
| 1200 | 435 | 3804 | 1932 | 0,604 | 0,364 |
Packaging Configurations
- Packaging type
- M2A1 metal box
- Count
- 1,200
- Weight
- ca. 15,2kg
- Packaging type
- Folding box
- Count
- 10
- Package dimension
- 9.5x14x4 cm
- Weight
- ca. 1,2 kg
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