B-2LM gun
Sign in to save"B-2LM" () is a Soviet 130 mm two-gun naval artillery turret, based on the "B-13" ("Б-13") gun. Production started in 1939. "B-2LM" was established on several Soviet Navy ships, including the destroyer leader Tashkent, the Ognevoy-class destroyer (Project 30 and 30K), and the Skory-class destroyer (Project 30bis). However, it had a relatively low rate of fire and had a maximum elevation of 45 degrees making it incapable of anti-aircraft fire.
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- Soviet Navy
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Manufacturer
- Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
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- Wicher II 130.jpg
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"B-2LM" () is a Soviet 130 mm two-gun naval artillery turret, based on the "B-13" ("Б-13") gun. Production started in 1939. "B-2LM" was established on several Soviet Navy ships, including the destroyer leader Tashkent, the Ognevoy-class destroyer (Project 30 and 30K), and the Skory-class destroyer (Project 30bis). However, it had a relatively low rate of fire and had a maximum elevation of 45 degrees making it incapable of anti-aircraft fire.
==General characteristics== Maximum laying speed: vertical - 9.85 degrees per second, horizontal - 9.7 degrees per second Shell weight: 33.5 kg (74 lbs) Initial velocity of the shell: 870 m/s Range: 25,597 m
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