30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
DS30M | |
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Type | Gun turret for autocannon with automated mount or manual control |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 2007–present |
Used by | See operators |
Production history | |
Designer | MSI-Defence Systems /Alliant Techsystems |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 94.88 inches (2,410 mm) |
Shell | 30×173mm |
Caliber | 30 millimetres (1.18 in) caliber |
Muzzle velocity | 1,080 metres per second (3,500 ft/s) (HEI-T ammunition) |
Effective firing range | 5,100 metres (16,700 ft) |
The 30mm DS30M Mark 2 is a ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a
Description
The DS30M Mark 2 system consists of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II[1] on a fully automated mount or via manual control[2] with an off-mount electro-optical director (EOD).[2] The gun and the EOD can be controlled from a remote operator console elsewhere on the ship. The weapon is a gyro-stabilized, electrically operated, self-contained, single cannon mount featuring a choice of weapon, control mode and sights. It has low magnetic, radar and infrared signatures with good availability, reliability and maintainability (ARM).[1] In theory, the dual feed system of the Bushmaster series allows the operator to select different types of ammunition for use against a variety of targets.
History
In August 2005, the Maritime Gunnery and Missile Systems Integrated Project Team in the UK
MSI undertook land-based trials at Eskmeals Firing Range in Cumbria.[2] In mid-2007, MSI delivered the first two mountings, which were installed on HMS Somerset in August 2007, and used in sea trials on gun ranges in the English Channel starting in October 2007.[2]
In 2008, the management consultancy company
In 2019, a trial was carried out on board HMS Sutherland to test the fitting and operation of Martlet light surface-to-surface missiles on a modified DS30M Mark 2 mount. While initial reports suggested that the tests were deemed successful, subsequent reports indicated otherwise.[4] As a result, Martlet has not been integrated into Royal Navy DS30M Mk 2 mounts in the surface-to-surface mode.[5][6]
Operators
- The system is fitted to the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates and River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels.[7][8][9]
- The system is fitted to fifteen Swiftships patrol boats of the Iraqi Navy.[10]
- The system is fitted to three Khareef-class corvettes for the Royal Navy of Oman.[11]
- The system is fitted to
- Planned to be used by Maharaja Lela-class frigates.
- Used by Brazilian Navy. The system equips the three Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessels and the NAM Atlântico.
See also
References
- ^ a b Global Security Mk 44 Bushmaster II 30/40mm Automatic Cannon / Mk 46 Weapon Station.
- ^ Janes. Archived from the originalon 25 February 2008.
- ^ a b c "CORDA – Delivering Successful Futures".
- ^ "Ukraine war sees uncrewed surface vessels mature into a serious threat". Navy Lookout. 6 August 2023.
- ^ "The Martlet missile – the Wildcat helicopter gets its claws | Navy Lookout".
- ^ "Royal Navy test-fires ship-mounted Martlet Lightweight Multi-role Missile | Navy Lookout".
- ^ "Supplies – 115077-2016 – TED Tenders Electronic Daily".
- ^ "Desider July 2017" (PDF). gov.uk.
- ^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Swiftships Orders Build Iraqi Navy’s Coastal Patrol Capabilities.