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53-S-463
The 53-S-463 (53-С-463) is a 122 mm base-ejection illuminating projectile fitted with a copper alloy driving band. The 53-S-463 projectile and packaging are more commonly marked up with the short-form designation S-463 (С-463), and not its full GRAU index code. The 53-S-463Zh projectile was developed for use with the D-30 (Д-30) towed howitzer and its 2A18 (2А18) gun, or the 2S1 (2С1) Gvozdika (Гвоздика) self-propelled gun-howitzer with its...
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