Cartridges 14.5 MDZ are intended for defeat of low-flying aircrafts and helicopters and also unarmoured armaments and military equipment. These cartridges also can be used for fires hearth creation.

The explosive charge is initiated at bullet hit on target Bullet splinters and explosion products punch out a covering of aircraft or helicopter. The fire sheaf and splinters penetrate into the formed aperture striking thus devices and personnel. Flash ignition of fuel occurs at hit in fuel tanks including heavy fuel of aviation kerosene type (TS, TS-1, TS-2) as the flame temperature is 2500-3500