OKFOL (
Russian: ОКФОЛ) is an
explosive
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An ex ...
, used in a variety of applications (namely
shaped charges). It is particularly suitable for use in
shaped charges. It normally consists of 95%
HMX phlegmatized
A phlegmatized explosive is an explosive that has had an agent (a phlegmatizer) added to stabilize or desensitize it. Phlegmatizing usually improves the handling properties of an explosive (e.g. when munitions are filled in factories.)
Tr ...
with 5%
wax. It has a density of 1.761 to 1.813 grams per cubic centimetre,
explosive velocity of 8,670 metres per second and a
TNT equivalent
TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. A ton of TNT equivalent is a unit of energy defined by convention to be (). It is the approximate energy released in the de ...
of 1.70.
OKFOL is most notably used as the warhead's explosive in Russian/Soviet
ATGMs, namely in the warhead of the
9M133 Kornet,
9K113 Konkurs and
9K111 Fagot,
9K113 Konkurs and 9K111 Fagot
Description on armamentresearch.com. Retrieved on February 2nd, 2024. and other AT weaponry like the RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has t ...
(PG-7V and PG-7VR) or the SPG-9 (specifically PG-9N warhead).
See also
* Octol, another HMX-based explosive.
Citations
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