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Ampulomet
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The Ampulomet (Russian: 125-мм ампуломёт образца 1941 года, also rendered Ampulomyot, ampulla mortar, etc., lit. "ampule/vial thrower" cf. миномёт) was an expedient anti-tank weapon which launched a 125 mm incendiary projectile made of spherical glass.[4][5] This weapon was introduced in 1941 and used (to a limited degree) by the Red Army in World War II, but by 1942 was largely obsolete.[6]
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Ampulomet | |
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![]() Ampulomet and PM M1910 machine gun at the Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad. | |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1941–1945 |
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Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Leningrad |
Produced | 1941–1942 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 26 kg (57 lb 5 oz) |
Length | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
Barrel length | .84 m (2 ft 9 in)[1] |
Crew | 3[2] |
Shell | Separate loading black powder charge and AZh-2 projectile containing KS incendiary. |
Shell weight | 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz)[3] |
Caliber | 125 mm (4.9 in) |
Recoil | None |
Elevation | 0° to +12° |
Traverse | 360°[1] |
Rate of fire | 8 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 50 m/s (160 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 250 m (820 ft)[1] |
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