Soviet Union Legacy KBP Instrument Design Bureau
3BM42 Mango APFSDS
Soviet/Russian 125 mm APFSDS round with a tungsten-carbide core, widely fielded on T-72/T-80/T-90 tanks.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-05
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
National export licensing
Subject to Soviet Union export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: legacy.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
| Caliber Bore diameter of the main gun or rifle. Larger throws heavier projectiles; not simply better, ammunition commonality matters. | 125 mm |
|---|
Munition
Round type, penetration, velocity and projectile data.
| Round type APFSDS (kinetic sabot), HEAT / multipurpose, HE-FRAG, canister or gun-launched ATGM. | APFSDS |
|---|---|
| Penetration Published/estimated rolled-homogeneous-armour-equivalent penetration. Values are open-source estimates; real figures are classified. | 500 mm RHA |
| Muzzle velocity Speed as the projectile leaves the barrel. Higher flattens trajectory and shortens time-to-target. | 1,700 m/s |
| Projectile mass Mass of the projectile or penetrator assembly. | 5.7 kg |
Specifications compiled from public KBP Instrument Design Bureau and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-05.
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