14.5×114mm [SEP] country of origin
14.5×114mm
The 14.5×114mm (.57 Cal) is a heavy machine gun and anti-materiel 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 the basis of the ZPU series anti-aircraft guns that is also the main armament of the BTR series of armoured personnel carriers from the BTR-60 to the BTR-80 and
lightly armored vehicles and aircraft.
Types of SLAP ammunition.
SLAP ammunition is produced in multiple calibers, examples being: 7.62×51mm NATO, 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG) and 14.5×114mm, the former two by the United States and the latter by the People's Republic of China.
- The 7.62×51mm round is designated as the M948 (standard) and M959 (tracer)
- The 12.7×99mm round is designated as the M903 (standard) and M962 (tracer)
- The 14.5×114mm