KS-30 130mm Anti-Aircraft Gun


A KS-30 anti-aircraft gun as shown in a US intelligence copy of a Soviet publication.

 

KS-30 130mm Anti-Aircraft Gun

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at Present

Role:

Anti-Aircraft Gun

Year Adopted:

Uncertain at Present (Early 1950's)

Weight
     Traveling:
     Deployed:

 
 29,500 kg
24,900 kg

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Other Nations -Last known user was Vietnam who phased them out in 1996.

Armament:

130mm Main Gun

Recoil System:
 		Uncertain, but we believe it is a hydraulic recoil buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator

Weapon Range
     Effective Vertical:
     Maximum Vertical:
     Maximum Horizontal:

 
13,720 meters
20,000 meters
27,000 meters

Sustained Rate of Fire: 10-12 rnds per minute
Gun Crew: 15-20 men

Shell Weight:

33.4 kg (HE and APHE shell)

Muzzle Velocity: 970 meters per second

Length (traveling):

11.521 meters

Width (traveling): 3.03 meters
Height (traveling): 3.05 meters

Total Traverse:

360 degrees

Elevation:

-5 to +80

Common Towing Vehicles: AT-T Artillery Tractor

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