14.5 × 114 mm

The 14.5 x 114 mm cartridge is a machine gun and heavy-rifle cartridge used by the Soviet Union, the former Warsaw Pact, modern Russia, and other countries.

It was originally developed for the PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles, but was later used as the basis for the KPV heavy machine gun that formed that basis of the ZPU-1,2 and 4 anti-aircraft guns.

Specifications

• Calibre: 14.5 mm
• Total length: 155.8 mm
• Typical muzzle velocity: 976 m/s
• Typical muzzle energy: 30,675 J