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TYPE 69 (DUAL-30MM) SHIPBOARD ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY

The Type 69 dual-30mm AAA gun is a Chinese copy of the Soviet AK-230 onboard the Osa-I class missile fast attack craft (FAC). The reverse-engineering of the onboard 30mm AAA led to the introduction of the Type 69 dual-30mm AAA in 1973.

Ships: Huangfeng class, Houxin class
Calibre: Dual-barrel 30mm
Rate of fire: 180~200 rounds/min (each barrel)
Range: 4,000m
Elevation: -12~87 degree
Traverse: +/- 176.5 degree
Ammunitions: 500 rounds
Fire-control: Radar + semi-automatic optical

This page Last updated 26 December 2005