Takom 2129 Russian AK-130 Automatic Naval Gun Turret

Soviet, and now Russian naval cannon AK-130 caliber 130 mm is a gun from the Cold War and modern times. The weapon was developed at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, and entered service in 1985. The theoretical rate of fire is estimated at nearly 90 rounds per minute. The range of the weapon when shooting at sea targets is 23 km, and when shooting at planes, it is approx. 15 kilometers, and when shooting at subsonic missiles - approx. 8 kilometers. It is worth adding that the gun barrel measures 70 calibers, i.e. 9.1 meters. Cannon AK-130 was developed for the needs of the Soviet Navy as a new universal naval cannon for its ships. Initially, it was planned to create a single-barrel version (the A-217 cannon), but in the end it was decided to use a coupled, two-barrel cannon (the A-218 cannon). When designing this gun, the focus was on the highest possible rate of fire and the range of the weapon, which was largely achieved, but at the expense of the relatively high weight of the entire fire system. The cannon is fully automatic. Its barrel can be raised vertically by 85 degrees. AK-100 cannons have been or are being used on Sowremynyj-class destroyers, some Kirov-class cruisers and Sława-class cruisers.