AK-100 (naval gun)

The AK-100 is a Soviet 100mm naval cannon, with a maximum rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute, firing a 26.8 kilograms (59 lb) munition in HE anti-air or HE fragmentation varieties.[3][4]

AK-100
Two 100mm (3.9-inch) dual purpose guns mounted on the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov
TypeNaval gun/Anti-Aircraft Gun [citation needed]
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
Designed1970s
Produced1970s
Specifications
Mass35,500 tonnes (34,900 long tons; 39,100 short tons)

Shell weight26.8 kilograms (59 lb)
Caliber100 millimetres (3.9 in)
Elevation-10 / +85 degrees
Rate of fire60 rounds per minute
The modernized A-190E-01 naval gun, featured with a stealthy turret design.[1][2]

Specification

  • Weight: 35.5 tons
  • Elevation: -10 / +85 degrees
  • Rate of Elevation: 30 degrees per second
  • Traverse: 360 degrees
  • Traverse rate: 35 degrees per second
  • Recoil: 20 in (51 cm)
  • Rate of fire: 50 to 60 rounds per minute
  • Typical ammo storage: 350 rounds for a 4,000 ton class frigate[3]

A190

A190, also known as AK-190 and A-190,[5] is a modernized lightweight version of AK-100 developed by Burevestnik Central Scientific Research Institute that first entered service in 1997.[5] Deliveries started to the RF Navy to replace the AK-176 gun mount in 2012 and more than 30 systems with a firing range of more than 20 km were delivered as of 2020.[6] Specifications:[5]

  • Weight: 15 tons
  • Elevation: -15 / +85 degrees
  • Traverse: ± 170 degrees
  • Rate of fire: 80 rounds per minute
  • Ammo storage: 80 rounds per gun internal

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