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53-BR-281U
The 53-BR-281U (53-БР-281У) is a nominally 57 mm, Soviet-era-developed, armour-piercing, capped, ballistic-capped, high explosive tracer (APCBCHE-T) projectile. Essentially, the 53-BR-281U is an improved (улучшенный) version of the earlier (original) 53-BR-281 (53-БР-281) projectile. Russian data states that the primary difference is that the 53-BR-281U has two cannelures (crimping grooves) and not one. US documentation shows the 53-BR-281U...
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