130 mm air defense gun KS-30
| 130 mm air defense gun KS-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech Semi-automatic horizontal sliding-wedge | | |
| Elevation | −5°/+80 | |
| Traverse | 360°[1] | |
| Rate of fire | 10-12 rpm | |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | Horizontal: 27 km (17 mi) Vertical: 13.7 km (8.5 mi)[1] | |
The KS-30 is a
is of the fixed-charge, separated type. It is not interchangeable with that of the 130 mm field guns or the WWII-era naval and coastal guns, but the cartridge case is the same as in 130 mm/58 (5.1") SM-2-1 (Soviet) and Type 76 (Chinese) naval guns as well as in SM-4-1 coastal gun. The KS-30 is now held in war reserve since it was replaced by surface-to-air guided missiles.Comparable weapons
- 12.8 cm FlaK 40 - Nazi Germany
- 120 mm M1 gun- United States
See also
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- 100 mm air defense gun KS-19- contemporary and complementary weapons system
- 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) - previous generation Soviet AA-gun, much more known
- 152 mm air defense gun KM-52 - 152 mm anti-aircraft gun developed from the KS-30
References
- ^ OCLC 911907988.
- ^ "KS-30 130-mm Towed AA Gun". Global Security.