A-222
| A-222 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | Coast Guard self-propelled gun |
| Manufacturer country: |
 Soviet Union
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| Developer / Manufacturer: | Central design office "Titan" |
| Development year: | 1976-1992 |
| Start of production: | 1988 |
| Weapon Category: | Drawbar cannon |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
130 / L55 |
| Number of trains : | 40 |
| Elevation range: | −5 ... + 50 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | −120 ... +120 |
А-222 "Bereg" is the name of a self-propelled gun for the coast guard from Soviet and Russian production, developed to combat small and medium-sized targets on the water. This includes warships and high-speed targets with up to 100 knots (at least 180 km / h) near the coast or on offshore islands in archipelago regions , but also targets on land. The target detection radius is up to 30 km and the combat radius up to 23 km.
history
The development of the self-propelled gun began in 1976 in the central design office "Titan", a subdivision of the military production company "Barrikade". In 1980 the technical documentation of the new 130 mm self-propelled gun A-222 "Bereg" was handed over for series production. In 1988 the first prototype was produced and it was carried straight to field tests.
description
A built-in computer is able to permanently correct the target acquisition of the self-propelled gun. The advantage of the A-222 system lies in the size of its caliber, universal use of ammunition and application to combat various targets at sea and on land, use in different climatic conditions with a completely autonomous mode of operation and a rate of up to 12 Rounds per minute.
An A-222 battery consists of four to six self-propelled guns (caliber 130 mm), a mobile central command post МР-195 with the central option of controlling the units and one or two special service vehicles with generators (each with two units of 30 kW), a small kitchen, other accessories and with 7.62 mm machine gun turrets. All vehicles are based on the MAZ-543 chassis with the 8 × 8 drive formula.
User states
Current user
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Russia - As of January 2018, there are 36 A-222 in service with the Coast Guard.
literature
- Широкорад А. Б .: 130- мм самоходный комплекс « Берег » . Техника и оружие, No. 2 . Техинформ, 1997, p. 26 .
- Энциклопедия XXI век. Оружие и технологии России. Выстрелы корабельной артиллерии . Издательский дом "Оружие и технологии", 2006, ISBN 5-93799-023-4 , p. 614 .
Web links
- (translated) Artillery Complex "Bereg" . In: Броне-сайт .
- (translated) Russian army checked the "Bereg" complex
- (translated) Exercises took place near Novorossisk
- Видео на RuTube.ru: "Bereg"
- А-222 "Bereg" on the website "Russia's Weapons"
- (translated) 130-mm artillery complex "Bereg"
- Paratroopers do not go by, special artillery systems on the Russian coast
Individual evidence
- ↑ (translated) Coast Guard mobile self-propelled gun A-222.
- ↑ Широкорад А. Б .: 130- мм самоходный комплекс « Берег » . Техника и оружие, No. 2 . Техинформ, 1997, p. 26 .
- ↑ Энциклопедия XXI век. Оружие и технологии России. Выстрелы корабельной артиллерии . Издательский дом "Оружие и технологии", 2006, ISBN 5-93799-023-4 , p. 614 .
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 198 (English, as of January 2018).