Yugoslav 20-mm M57 high-explosive incendiary shells at the disposal of the crews of the Pansarbandvagn 302 transferred by Sweden. Pbv 302 uses the m/47D automatic gun, which is a Swedish copy of the H
- Intel Knowledge
- Nov 3, 2024
- 1 min read
A strange case of ammunition commonality.
Ukrainian troops have recently been seen training on Swedish-donated Pbv-302 infantry fighting vehicles. One part of the video shows the reloading process of the 20mm cannon magazine.
While the reloading process itself is nothing special, the ammunition used however is. The round we see being loaded is the M57 20mm HE-I of Yugoslav origin.
M57 was produced for the Zastave M55 and M70 anti-aircraft guns, which are licensed copies of the Hispano-Suiza HS.804 20mm L/70. At least 100 of these guns, along with ammunition for them, had been donated by Croatia.
Similarly, Sweden licensed the HS.404 chambered in the same cartridge and used them on their Pbv-302 (Pbv 302 uses the m/47D automatic gun, which is a Swedish copy of the HS.404). This means that the Croatian donated ammunition of Yugoslav origin works just fine on Swedish donated IFV's
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