The AK-130 is one of the most powerful gun systems used in the world today and is a fully automatic, dual-purpose weapon. Design work was started by the PO Arsenal in 1967 on a single gun version designated as A-217. However, the required rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute was not reached during trials, so it was decided to switch to a twin mounting. The new system with a factory designation ZIF-94 used the same barrel and large number of components from the A-217.
The mountings are controlled by MP-184 Fire Control Radar Systems, which include a 2-band radar, low light TV, laser designator, system for selecting moving targets and an ESM system. This system has a range of 75 km (41 nm). The system provides the integration of all of the shipboard radars, exact measurement of all parameters of movement for all air, sea and land targets, exact bearing to the target, correction of shooting by splashes and automatic tracking of shells.
The People's Republic of China purchased a total of four improved Sovremenny class destroyers in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The mounts are triaxially stabilized and the barrels are liquid cooled.
| Designation | 130 mm/70 (5.1") AK-130 |
|---|---|
| Ship Class Used On | Russia: Sovremenny, Slava and Kirov Classes
PRC: Hangzhou and Taizhou Classes |
| Date Of Design | 1980 |
| Date In Service | 1985 |
| Gun Weight | N/A |
| Gun Length oa | 358.3 in (9.100 m) |
| Bore Length | N/A |
| Rifling Length | 276.38 in (7.020 m) |
| Grooves | N/A |
| Lands | N/A |
| Twist | N/A |
| Chamber Volume | N/A |
| Rate Of Fire | 10 - 40 rounds per minute per gun |
| Type | Fixed |
|---|---|
| Weight of Complete Round | 190 lbs. (86.2 kg) |
| Projectile Types and Weights | HE (F-44): 73.6 lbs. (33.4 kg)
AA (ZS-44): 73.6 lbs. (33.4 kg) AA (ZS-44P): 73.6 lbs. (33.4 kg) |
| Bursting Charge | HE (F-44): 7.85 lbs. (3.56 kg)
AA (ZS-44): 7.85 lbs. (3.56 kg) AA (ZS-44P): 7.85 lbs. (3.56 kg) |
| Projectile Length | N/A |
| Propellant Charge | N/A
Cartridge: 116.4 lbs. (52.8 kg) Cartridge Length: 53.9 in (1.369 m) |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,788 fps (850 mps) |
| Working Pressure | N/A |
| Approximate Barrel Life | about 1,500 rounds |
| Ammunition stowage per gun | Sovremenny: 500 rounds
Others: N/A 150 to 180 ready rounds on mount |
| Target | Distance |
|---|---|
| Ballistic Range | 25,150 yards (23,000 m) |
| Missiles | up to 8,750 yards (8,000 m) |
| Aircraft | up to 16,400 yards (15,000 m) |
| Designation | Single Mount
B-13 Twin Mounts 1 |
|---|---|
| Weight | Single Mount: about 89 tons (90 mt)
Twin Mount: about 100 tons (102 mt) |
| Elevation | -12 / +80 degrees |
| Rate of Elevation | 25 degrees per second |
| Train | + 200 / - 200 degrees |
| Rate of Train | 25 degrees per second |
| Gun Recoil | 20.47 - 24.57 in (520 - 624 mm) |
- ^All Russian ships and the first two ships built for the PRC Navy (Hangzhou or Project 956EM class) have a twin mounting on the bow and stern. The last two ships built for the PRC Navy (Taizhou or improved Project 956EM class) have a single twin mount on the bow, the after mount not being installed.
"The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems 1991/92" by Norman Friedman
"Entsiklopedia Otechestvennoi Artillerii" (Encyclopedia of Fatherland [Russian] Artillery) by A.V. Shirokorad
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