MSI-MERKURY

Plant is designed for disassembly of the following types of ammunition:

• Integrated artillery ammunition caliber 37-100 mm,
• Artillery ammunition of separate loading caliber 122-155 mm.

The installation consists of a few containers. The final configuration shall always be designed type-specific upon customer´s requirements on calibers, capacities and operational conditions.

The mobile ammunition disassembly plant incorporates the following technological operations:

1. Unpacking and rough cleaning of the ammunition rounds.
2. Simultaneous removal of fuze and primer screws (defusing/depriming operation).
3. Pull-apart of projectile and cartridge case.
4. Removal of gun propellant grains and black powder igniters.
5. TNT melt-out by indirect steam heating (autoclaving).