100 mm anti-aircraft gun KS-37
The 100-mm anti-aircraft guns KS-37 was a Soviet -aircraft gun of the caliber mm 100th The Soviet designation is 100-мм гладкоствольная зенитная пушка КС-37 and means 100-mm smoothbore anti-aircraft gun KS-37 . The factory index of the weapon is KS-37, where KS stands for the manufacturer and the number 37 for the serial number of the development in this factory. The development of the weapon was stopped after the construction of three prototypes, serial production or takeover into the armament of the Soviet army did not take place.
development
By order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR № 2366-1127 dated November 26, 1954, the project of a 100-mm anti-aircraft gun with a smooth barrel was confirmed. It was hoped that this approach would provide better ballistic performance than conventional 100 mm weapons. Corresponding performances were already achieved with the 130 mm Flak KS-30 , but with this propellant charge and grenade had to be loaded separately due to their weight, which was at the expense of the rate of fire. In addition, the gun was heavy and relatively immobile. The new weapon was supposed to fire under-caliber HE shells with a tracer.
Plant No. 8 in Kaliningrad near Moscow (today Koroljow) under the direction of Lev Weniamowitsch Lyulew was responsible for the development . The grenades were developed at the Scientific Research Center 24 (НИИ-24). The mount already used with the 100 mm Flak KS-19 should be used as a mount. In December 1955, the technical project developed in Plant No. 8 was confirmed by the Artillery Headquarters . A total of three prototypes were produced, the third prototype was tested on the shooting range in Pavlograd .
On April 28, 1956, the plant reported the discontinuation of development work to the Artillery Headquarters, as the developers were convinced that the weapon was fundamentally ineffective. The reason was the bullet weight was too low. Since it was practically impossible to hit an air target directly with a heavy anti-aircraft cannon, anti-aircraft shells detonated in the vicinity of the target, creating a fragment cloud. However, the size of the fragment cloud and the weight and speed of the fragments depended on the weight of the bullet. In the opinion of the company, an increase in effectiveness could only be achieved by increasing the volume and weight of the grenades. However, this also led directly to an increase in the caliber.
Technical specifications
| 100 mm anti-aircraft gun KS-37 | |
| General properties | |
| classification | Anti-aircraft cannon |
| Chief designer | Lev Weniamowitsch Lyulew |
| Name of the manufacturer | KS-37 |
| Manufacturer | Zavod No. 8 (Plant No. 8, Russian Завод № 8) |
| Weight in driving position | 9,000 kg |
| Years of construction | 1955 |
| number of pieces | 3 |
| pipe | |
| caliber | 100 mm |
| Maximum range | 20,000 m |
| Maximum muzzle velocity | 1,200-1,300 m / s |
| fire rate | 20 rounds / min |
| agility | |
See also
literature
- Александр Широкорад : Отечественные полуавтоматические зенитные пушки. In: Техника и вооружение. Issue 08/1998 (Russian)