AK-130
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | AK-130 |
| Manufacturer country: | Soviet Union |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Design office CDB-7 |
| Development year: | 1967-1985 |
| Start of production: | 1985 |
| Weapon Category: | Naval gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 9.1 m / L70 |
| Caliber : |
130 mm |
| Cadence : | 70 rounds / min per tower |
| Elevation range: | −10 / + 80 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | +180 / −180 |
| Turning speed: | 25 ° / s |
| Increase speed: | 25 ° / s |
| Furnishing | |
| Sighting device : | MR-184 radar |
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The AK-130 (the abbreviation AK stands for Артиллерийский комплекс ( Russian Artillerijskij kompleks , ' artillery complex ')) is a naval gun of 130 mm caliber. It was developed in the Soviet Union and is still in service with the Russian Navy today .
history
Large naval guns have not been developed in the Soviet Union since the late 1950s. The guns available in the 1960s with a caliber greater than 100 mm reached more than one cadence 12-15 rounds / min. In 1967 the Soviet government therefore ordered the construction of new naval guns with a caliber of 100 to 130 mm. The construction office ZKB-7 (later Arsenal ) received the orders for a 100 mm and a 130 mm gun. This resulted in the AK-100 and the AK-130.
development
The ZKB-7 design office began developing a single-barreled 130 mm gun that same year. The first version was named A-217 or SIF-92. The main problem with this version was that the desired rate of about 60 rounds / min. could not be reached. It was then decided to equip the gun with two barrels. From this version the series model with the designation AU-A-218 or SIF-94 emerged. The gun went through a long series of tests. It was first installed in 1980 on the first Soviet destroyer of the Sowremenny class , the Sowremenny ( Russian Современный , 'The Modern'). Five years later, in 1985, the gun officially entered service with the Soviet Navy under the designation AK-130 .
construction
The AK-130 has two 130 mm barrels. It is a fully automatic multi-purpose gun intended for installation on ships of medium to large displacement. The gun can be used against sea targets, land targets as well as against aircraft and approaching cruise missiles. It reaches a rate of 10 to 40 rounds / min. per run and a maximum ballistic range of about 23 km. The barrels are liquid cooled.
Fire control is carried out by the fire control radar MR-184 (NATO code: Kite-Screech). It has a range of 75 km and is operated by four men. The radar is able to capture both sea, air and land targets. The gun can optionally also be operated manually, whereby the shooter himself has to aim purely visually.
photos
In a firing position on the Frunse , 1988
Platforms
- Sowremenny class (Project 956)
- Udaloy class (project 1155) (only on Admiral Tschabanenko; project 1155.1)
- Slava class (project 1164)
- Kirov class (Project 1144) (all except Admiral Ushakov)
Web links
- AK-130 at navweaps.com (English)
- AK-130 on flot.sevastopol.info (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ^ ER Hooton: Janes' Naval Weapon Systems . Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon, United Kingdom 2001, ISBN 0-7106-0893-4 , pp. 580-581 .