M1128 projectile

Cutaway view of M1128 round

The M1128 "Insensitive Munition High Explosive Base Burn Projectile" is a 155 mm boosted artillery round designed to achieve a maximum range of 30–40 kilometres (19–25 mi). It is used for fragmentation and blast effect against personnel and/or materiel. The development of this round follows testing of (and is based on aspects of) boosted M795-series test projectiles. The M1128 is not yet in production, but the first successful test firings have already taken place.[1]

The M1128 is expected to be compatible with a nose-mounted guidance system—specifically, the XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit, which fits the standard fuse threading common to several types of rounds.[2]

  1. ^ Nguyen, Ductri (30 August 2011). "M1128 Insensitive Munition High Explosive Base Burn Projectile" (PDF). Department of the Army. Office of the Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-13. (Public domain Public domain)
  2. ^ Johnson, Lyle H. "Precision Guidance Kit" (PDF). National Defense Industrial Association. Alliant Techsystems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.