For the first time, a Leopard 2A7V main battle tank of the German Army fired the new DM11 programmable tank multi-purpose cartridge. The commander of Tank Battalion 393 from Bad Frankenhausen shared a video of the shot on Twitter.
Der erste Schuss HE mit dem #Leopard2A7V in der Truppe. 👍🇩🇪 @Deutsches_Heer #VJTF2023 #PanzerHurra #PzBtl393 pic.twitter.com/g0l7qssTJN
— Kdr PzBtl 393 – DEU GefVbd VJTF 2023 (@KdrPzBtl393) December 13, 2021
Developed by Rheinmetall, the DM11 120mm x 570 HE multipurpose programmable ammunition can operate in three modes: delayed (mV), non-delayed (oV) and air blast point (LSP). This allows her to work against a diverse range of targets. Delayed impact fuze is useful for engaging targets behind cover, instantaneous impact fuze for breaching, and air blast point for engaging infantry targets. The first shot was fired in mV mode, since it was zeroing the L55A1 gun. The 393 tank battalion from Bad Frankenhausen in Thuringia is part of the NATO spearhead VJTF2023.
Jan-Phillipp Weisswange
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