Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks in service with Ukraine use Indian shells to fire at Russians.

The Army TV channel released footage of the tank crews of the 117th Mechanized Brigade using these shells. It was noticed by an Indian user of the social network X (ex-Twitter) under the nickname Dany (@wartrophy_414), who follows various military news related to India.

The brigade has been using Polish PT-91 and other tanks for a long time.

Usually, the brigade’s tanks engage the enemy from closed positions or mainly fire at Russian infantry.

For this purpose, the brigade’s tanks are equipped with Indian SHELL 125 MM HE1A shells, which have a characteristic yellow color and English inscriptions.

This 125mm tank ammunition is produced by the Indian company Munitions India Limited.

They are a copy of the Soviet-era 3OF19 projectiles designed in the 1960s.

Despite the age of its development, the projectile is still relevant due to its simple design and high power.

The 90% lethal zone for infantry in the event of a detonation is 40 meters wide and 20 meters deep from the point of rupture in the direction of the shot.

The Indian-made tank shell weighs 23 kilograms and is loaded with a 60:40 ratio of hexogen and TNT. The explosive weighs 3.4 kilograms.

As previously reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received at least 60 Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks.

The PT-91 main battle tank of the Polish army was made on the basis of the licensed version of the Soviet Т-72М1 MBT.