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AK-176 gun
thumb|The AK-176M gun mount on a Vietnam People's Navy|Vietnamese [[Project 10412 patrol boat]] The AK-176 is a Soviet 76mm naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The system is designed to arm small displacement ships and comprises the Gun Mount with a MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar System. It has high survivability owing to autonomous use of the gun mount controlled from the optical sight in the absence of control from the radar system, as well as a capability for fire even if power supply i
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- AK-176
- Weapon.image
- Hiddensee AK-176 gun.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Gun on the Tarantul I-class corvette USNS Hiddensee
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Naval gun
- Weapon.is_ranged
- YES
- Weapon.is_artillery
- YES
- Weapon.service
- 1979
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.designer
- TSNII BUREVESTNIK
- Weapon.design_date
- 1971
- Weapon.manufacturer
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Design
- Operators
- Current
- Past users
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|The AK-176M gun mount on a Vietnam People's Navy|Vietnamese [[Project 10412 patrol boat]] The AK-176 is a Soviet 76mm naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The system is designed to arm small displacement ships and comprises the Gun Mount with a MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar System. It has high survivability owing to autonomous use of the gun mount controlled from the optical sight in the absence of control from the radar system, as well as a capability for fire even if power supply is lost.
==Design== The gun is fed by 152 ready to fire rounds and has selectable rates of fire of 30, 60 and 120 rounds per minute. The 120 r.p.m. rate is achieved by firing a burst of 75, but afterwards the gun has to cool off for 30 minutes. The AK-176 is effective against missiles, being able to shoot down AT-2 Swatter (simulating a Harpoon anti-ship missile), taking an average of 25 rounds per kill.