Soviet 100mm D-10 Ammunition Set – 1/35

Bring authentic Cold War firepower to your Soviet armor builds with this museum-grade ammunition and spent casing set, based on the 100mm D-10 rifled tank gun — the definitive main armament of the T-54 and T-55, and the gun that first made its name on the SU-100 tank destroyer.

This 35-piece resin set replaces soft plastic kit parts with crisp, accurate replicas for dense interior ammo racks, open-hatch scenes, or a busy crew re-arming diorama.

Kit Contents

• OF-412 HE-Frag x7 – high-explosive fragmentation shell
• BR-412 Practice/Inert x7 – solid-shot training round
• BR-412D APHE-T x7 – capped armor-piercing round
• Spent casings x14 – 100x695mm R

Developed from a Soviet naval gun and first fielded on the late-war SU-100, the D-10 went on to arm the T-54 and T-55 throughout the Cold War, letting crews punch well above their weight class.

The OF-412 HE-Frag shell was the true workhorse — tanks spent far more time fighting infantry, bunkers, and soft targets than other tanks, so this round filled the ammunition racks in high numbers, using a heavy explosive payload to shatter concrete and spray fragmentation over a wide radius.

Practice rounds like the BR-412 inert shot were used constantly for crew training and range qualification, matching the weight and ballistics of live rounds without the cost or risk.

The BR-412D APHE-T was the definitive post-war kinetic round — its armor-piercing cap prevented shattering against hardened plate, while the ballistic cap held velocity at range, with a delayed base fuze detonating an internal explosive charge after penetration. Because early T-54/55 variants had no automatic ejection system, loaders had to manually lift the heavy, scorching-hot casings off the floor and heave them out through the hatches mid-engagement.

Painting Tips

• OF-412 HE-Frag: Soviet 4BO green or dark slate grey body, black or white “ОФ-412” stencil, thin blue or white ring below a silver nose fuze
• BR-412 Practice: bright olive/light green or bare steel finish, white or black “БР-412” stencil, occasional white band denoting an inert round
• BR-412D APHE-T: satin black or dark Parkerized charcoal grey body, white “БР-412Д” stencil, thin red ring above the driving band
• Casings: polished brass/gold lacquer finish, black stencilled base marking reading “100-мм Д-10” plus factory and lot codes