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2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO 57-mm SPAAG
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GarryB wrote:The confusing thing is that the empty shell cases are the same as the S-60 shells of the high velocity gun... I thought this vehicle with no muzzle brake was firing the new 57mm grenade launcher rounds which have stub propellent charges and large projectiles like the 100mm rounds from the 100mm rifled gun on the BMP-3...
You honestly thought that this was the 57mm automatic grenade launcher turret? This is fairly old footage of the early 57mm high velocity turret for IFVs just by the bulk of the gun it is quite obvious that it is no grenade launcher and footage of it has bee posted here I believe back in 2018 or earlier.
The grenade launcher turret was seen fo quite a while in official minatures and cg concept art of some of the newer generation vehivles.
This image which was posted recently is surprisingly very similar to the concept art, usually the actual thing bares no resemblence to the art.
Regardless this is probably the grenade launcher turret considering how it looks almost exactly like the concept art and the gun is only about the same size as the 30mm 2a42 but in a much larger caliber.
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I have not seen any picture of a real 57mm grenade launcher... the pictures above are all the same gun but with one showing the base shrouded and with tubes for liquid cooling systems and a muzzle brake for high rate of fire use in the AA role and the other with the same gun with no muzzle brake or water cooling or shroud.
An IFV needs a variety of fire power as shown by the introduction of both the BMP-1 and BMP-2 which operated together with their complimentary fire power, that were replaced by the BMP-3 which combined small calibre high rate of fire cannon and larger calibre low rate of fire heavy HE charge cannon.
Well the 30mm cannon is no longer of much value against equivalent NATO BMPs because they are 30 ton plus vehicles that 30mm shells wont penetrate, so the solution is a high velocity 57mm gun, but such a weapon offers a much more powerful and effective HE round which makes the 100mm rifled gun of the BMP-3 redundant too so a high velocity 57mm weapon could replace both... the high rate of fire of the 30mm for use against aircraft is compensated for with guided shells against larger targets like helos and airburst rounds against smaller targets, and the armour penetration of the 57mm would far exceed that of any 30mm shell. In terms of the 100mm gun the 57mm gun could be used to greater distances and while a smaller HE payload it appears to be quite accurate and a few extra shells should do the trick most of the time. In terms of the barrel launched 100mm guided missiles the new turret can carry Kornet missiles which have much better performance (penetration and range and speed).
What I was thinking however is that like the 76.2mm gun of the T-34 in normal combat you actually use the main gun against soft targets so a good HE round is much more useful most of the time... so replacing the 57mm high velocity round with a 57mm grenade launcher with a HE round that is twice as powerful and compensate the loss of anti armour performance with say 12 Bulat missiles and keep the 4-8 Kornets for use against tanks or helos then you have a vehicle that can pretty much take on anything effectively.
A mix of high velocity and grenade launcher 57mm guns in a BMP force would boost fire power and performance... the alternative would be to introduce a version with a 100mm gun and a 30mm gun like the BMP-3...
Obviously I am only talking about the BMPs... new air defence vehicles will use high velocity 57mm guns and be used with vehicles with missiles and 30mm cannon with air burst shells for use against drones and helicopters and other air threats.
An IFV needs a variety of fire power as shown by the introduction of both the BMP-1 and BMP-2 which operated together with their complimentary fire power, that were replaced by the BMP-3 which combined small calibre high rate of fire cannon and larger calibre low rate of fire heavy HE charge cannon.
Well the 30mm cannon is no longer of much value against equivalent NATO BMPs because they are 30 ton plus vehicles that 30mm shells wont penetrate, so the solution is a high velocity 57mm gun, but such a weapon offers a much more powerful and effective HE round which makes the 100mm rifled gun of the BMP-3 redundant too so a high velocity 57mm weapon could replace both... the high rate of fire of the 30mm for use against aircraft is compensated for with guided shells against larger targets like helos and airburst rounds against smaller targets, and the armour penetration of the 57mm would far exceed that of any 30mm shell. In terms of the 100mm gun the 57mm gun could be used to greater distances and while a smaller HE payload it appears to be quite accurate and a few extra shells should do the trick most of the time. In terms of the barrel launched 100mm guided missiles the new turret can carry Kornet missiles which have much better performance (penetration and range and speed).
What I was thinking however is that like the 76.2mm gun of the T-34 in normal combat you actually use the main gun against soft targets so a good HE round is much more useful most of the time... so replacing the 57mm high velocity round with a 57mm grenade launcher with a HE round that is twice as powerful and compensate the loss of anti armour performance with say 12 Bulat missiles and keep the 4-8 Kornets for use against tanks or helos then you have a vehicle that can pretty much take on anything effectively.
A mix of high velocity and grenade launcher 57mm guns in a BMP force would boost fire power and performance... the alternative would be to introduce a version with a 100mm gun and a 30mm gun like the BMP-3...
Obviously I am only talking about the BMPs... new air defence vehicles will use high velocity 57mm guns and be used with vehicles with missiles and 30mm cannon with air burst shells for use against drones and helicopters and other air threats.
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https://tass.com/defense/1116721
"The AU-220M is an unmanned cannon and machine-gun module. It is designed to serve as the armament for various combat vehicles, first of all, infantry fighting vehicles both operational (upon their upgrade) and new hardware based on the Armata, Kurganets-25 and Bumerang platforms. The module can be used as the armament of small-displacement ships and boats.
The gun mount has a circular rotation and a firing range of up to 14.5 km with a maximum rate of fire of 80 rounds per minute. The ammunition load includes 80 unitary 57mm munitions: multifunctional remote-controlled, armor-piercing and guided projectiles, which allows effectively striking small-size unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying aircraft and helicopters, and also land-based light-armored hardware and field fortifications."
New range estimates are 14.5kms for 57mm.
"The AU-220M is an unmanned cannon and machine-gun module. It is designed to serve as the armament for various combat vehicles, first of all, infantry fighting vehicles both operational (upon their upgrade) and new hardware based on the Armata, Kurganets-25 and Bumerang platforms. The module can be used as the armament of small-displacement ships and boats.
The gun mount has a circular rotation and a firing range of up to 14.5 km with a maximum rate of fire of 80 rounds per minute. The ammunition load includes 80 unitary 57mm munitions: multifunctional remote-controlled, armor-piercing and guided projectiles, which allows effectively striking small-size unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying aircraft and helicopters, and also land-based light-armored hardware and field fortifications."
New range estimates are 14.5kms for 57mm.
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These are all the same gun mounted on those turrets... have a close look at the mechanism of the gun where it enters the turret... it is shrouded on the top photo where it has a water cooling system and a muzzle brake but in the lower two images it has the same recoil management system.
A grenade launcher would not have the same recoil management system as a high velocity 57mm gun.
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GarryB wrote:
These are all the same gun mounted on those turrets... have a close look at the mechanism of the gun where it enters the turret... it is shrouded on the top photo where it has a water cooling system and a muzzle brake but in the lower two images it has the same recoil management system.
A grenade launcher would not have the same recoil management system as a high velocity 57mm gun.
The gun in the bottom most image is noticeably smaller than the other 2, has a shorter barrel and matches the concept art for the 57 mm grenade launcher. The barrel of the one on the T-15 BMP is almost the length of the front half of the vehicle while the showroom display turrets gun appears to about as long as the turret is wide (minus the Kornets obviously).
The 57mm grenade launcher looks remarkably similar to the 2a42 so it would not really be a surprise if it is intended to be mounted in place of a 2a42 or even share some of the same mounts and perhaps components too. The Soviets did often use the same components for multiple guns in a similar weight class e.g. BR-2, B-4 and BR-5.
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GarryB wrote:
These are all the same gun mounted on those turrets... have a close look at the mechanism of the gun where it enters the turret... it is shrouded on the top photo where it has a water cooling system and a muzzle brake but in the lower two images it has the same recoil management system.
A grenade launcher would not have the same recoil management system as a high velocity 57mm gun.
The bottom image is definately the grenade launcher turret
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The 57mm grenade launcher theory is based on the first models of this new turret.
I still think it is a grenade launcher.
A pic of a 57mm grenade launcher, possible successor to the AGS-30. Looks similar, except the shorter barrel.
The fat grenade in front of the new turret would support the theory, but there is also the smaller grenade which would fit to a gun.
I still think it is a grenade launcher.
A pic of a 57mm grenade launcher, possible successor to the AGS-30. Looks similar, except the shorter barrel.
The fat grenade in front of the new turret would support the theory, but there is also the smaller grenade which would fit to a gun.
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The bottom image is definately the grenade launcher turret
The only way to be sure is to see them firing and look at the shell case that is ejected...
A pic of a 57mm grenade launcher, possible successor to the AGS-30. Looks similar, except the shorter barrel.
The Balkan will most likely replace the AGS-30 as it is similar in size and performance with a bit of an improvement.
I rather suspect the 57mm grenade launcher might be used to replace the 82mm mortar in some roles in that it will likely be much heavier than 40mm or 30mm grenade launchers, but from what I have read the HE power of the 57mm grenades is equivalent to 76.2mm HE shells... which puts them in the 6-7kg of HE payload range...
A long barrelled vehicle mounted version makes sense especially if range can be extended to 5-6km or so... which is 2-3 times more than a 40mm grenade launcher.
The new Balkan is a 40mm grenade that is much like the 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher grenades in the sense that it is like a mortar round with no shell case... just a base mounted primer and gas holes for propellent gas to blow the round out of the tube...
The Balkan grenades are much more powerful though with a 2.5km range and a much bigger HE payload than the 30mm rounds it will likely replace.
Of course they might keep the AGS-30 in service in light units because it is so light and portable...
The 57mm grenade launcher might be vehicle mounted only and would be rather interesting for light armour as a RWS or for unmanned vehicles...
The bottom image is definately the grenade launcher turret
I want to see it fired...
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any more info on whats happening to this AA system, i wouldnt have thought it was that a complex system for Russia and could have this developed and into service fairly quickly
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I suspect the fact that it is based on a BMP-3 is so they can get it into service if they need it (ie if it works out to be as good as its potential suggests) but can also export it to allies that need serious air defence capability like Syria and Iraq or have lots of money like Saudi Arabia...
The Shilka is still in service so even if they put this vehicle into service now I don't think too much will change immediately... they have a finite budget and lots and lots of new systems on the verge of service entry... I mean SOSNA missiles, and the new Kornet missiles have anti air capability, not to mention drone jammers and new quad pack Pantsir missiles and various active jammers, they really are spoiled for choice...
The Shilka is still in service so even if they put this vehicle into service now I don't think too much will change immediately... they have a finite budget and lots and lots of new systems on the verge of service entry... I mean SOSNA missiles, and the new Kornet missiles have anti air capability, not to mention drone jammers and new quad pack Pantsir missiles and various active jammers, they really are spoiled for choice...
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d_taddei2 wrote:any more info on whats happening to this AA system, i wouldnt have thought it was that a complex system for Russia and could have this developed and into service fairly quickly
Ever heard of something called "testing" and "state acceptance trials"? The russian armed forces don´t accept systems that aren´t tested extensivly. If that means that the trial period lasts a few years so be it. That means that they receive a system that works.
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Hole wrote:d_taddei2 wrote:any more info on whats happening to this AA system, i wouldnt have thought it was that a complex system for Russia and could have this developed and into service fairly quickly
Ever heard of something called "testing" and "state acceptance trials"? The russian armed forces don´t accept systems that aren´t tested extensivly. If that means that the trial period lasts a few years so be it. That means that they receive a system that works.
of course testing but that isnt that big a deal the chassis is well proven, and they already have experience on the 57mm calibre. no missiles involved. Russia is very capable at putting this into service fairly quickly, new more advanced rounds will likely follow later
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GarryB wrote:I suspect the fact that it is based on a BMP-3 is so they can get it into service if they need it (ie if it works out to be as good as its potential suggests) but can also export it to allies that need serious air defence capability like Syria and Iraq or have lots of money like Saudi Arabia...
The Shilka is still in service so even if they put this vehicle into service now I don't think too much will change immediately... they have a finite budget and lots and lots of new systems on the verge of service entry... I mean SOSNA missiles, and the new Kornet missiles have anti air capability, not to mention drone jammers and new quad pack Pantsir missiles and various active jammers, they really are spoiled for choice...
yes Russia is very lucky in the fact they have a multitude of choices when it comes to air defence and various upgrades keep them up to date and lethal. i am not sure if the Russian shilkas have had the MANPAD and radar upgrade done or not.
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d_taddei2 wrote:Hole wrote:d_taddei2 wrote:any more info on whats happening to this AA system, i wouldnt have thought it was that a complex system for Russia and could have this developed and into service fairly quickly
Ever heard of something called "testing" and "state acceptance trials"? The russian armed forces don´t accept systems that aren´t tested extensivly. If that means that the trial period lasts a few years so be it. That means that they receive a system that works.
of course testing but that isnt that big a deal the chassis is well proven, and they already have experience on the 57mm calibre. no missiles involved. Russia is very capable at putting this into service fairly quickly, new more advanced rounds will likely follow later
Even if the chassis is proven the russian army insists that it is tested, including additional travels trough different terrains to see if the behaviour of the chassis somehow impairs the weapon system or the electronics.
Russia is not the west were something is rushed into service and all the failures are repaired afterwards. See F-35 or the german Puma AIFV. Gibka-S is already cleared for service and the 2S38 will follow.
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yes Russia is very lucky in the fact they have a multitude of choices when it comes to air defence and various upgrades keep them up to date and lethal. i am not sure if the Russian shilkas have had the MANPAD and radar upgrade done or not.
I would expect radar upgrades would be for practical purposes... simply the old electronics would offer limited performance and be expensive to support now... you could probably rip out all the electronics of the vehicle and replace it with one modern laptop computer with the right inputs it would probably vastly out perform the old system by a long shot.
I would suspect rather than fitting MANPADS they might just assign a few BMP-2s to the unit with gripstocks and missiles...
They update most of their stuff to keep it relevant and effective and cheaper to maintain.
The main change in computing power since the Shilka entered service was that clock speeds and computing performance were so slow that they pretty much had custom designed computer hardware for each system... the speed was terrible but because it was hardwired to do that job it worked out fast enough.
A bit like a calculator... very slow processor but optimised for the job so it does not seem slow.
A modern much faster processor chips could be used instead but the increase in speed would not be noticeable and would be much more expensive but no more accurate.
The thing is that for a complex task like gathering and processing radar information and then generating fire control solutions does benefit from faster processing speed and bandwidth so a Laptop replacing an analog computer would make a tremendous improvement in speed and accuracy of fire solutions for the vehicle.
Other bonuses is reduced power requirements less excess heat generation inside the vehicle and of course vastly reduced volume of electronics especially if the radar hardware is also improved...
Even if the chassis is proven the russian army insists that it is tested, including additional travels trough different terrains to see if the behaviour of the chassis somehow impairs the weapon system or the electronics.
Not only different terrains but different temperatures and weather conditions... not to mention compatibility with other systems... no point in introducing a new powerful 57mm anti aircraft system if its electronics effect other platforms and they can't operate together...
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of course testing but that isnt that big a deal the chassis is well proven, and they already have experience on the 57mm calibre. no missiles involved. Russia is very capable at putting this into service fairly quickly, new more advanced rounds will likely follow later
I remember when they were introducing the Sgt York they said it should be excellent.... I mean a proven radar (I think it was from an F-18), and the 40mm Bofors gun is well known as an effective AA gun, and I believe the chassis used was an M48 which they had plenty lying around... ideal as it was not too heavy but had good enough armour protection to keep it safe from small arms and light cannon while not being too heavy to drive around the place...
It was a rushed job where they skipped proper development and just used off the shelf proven parts knocked together to get the job done... which sounds sensible... it was terrible...
Ironically it was very much an American ZSU-57-2, but designed and made rather later and never actually entering proper service.
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Well if all the parts are already proven and existing you save money and time on components testing of course. You cannot, however try to skip systems and integration development and testing, otherwise it will end up as a horrible mess.GarryB wrote:
of course testing but that isnt that big a deal the chassis is well proven, and they already have experience on the 57mm calibre. no missiles involved. Russia is very capable at putting this into service fairly quickly, new more advanced rounds will likely follow later
I remember when they were introducing the Sgt York they said it should be excellent.... I mean a proven radar (I think it was from an F-18), and the 40mm Bofors gun is well known as an effective AA gun, and I believe the chassis used was an M48 which they had plenty lying around... ideal as it was not too heavy but had good enough armour protection to keep it safe from small arms and light cannon while not being too heavy to drive around the place...
It was a rushed job where they skipped proper development and just used off the shelf proven parts knocked together to get the job done... which sounds sensible... it was terrible...
Ironically it was very much an American ZSU-57-2, but designed and made rather later and never actually entering proper service.
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GarryB wrote:
of course testing but that isnt that big a deal the chassis is well proven, and they already have experience on the 57mm calibre. no missiles involved. Russia is very capable at putting this into service fairly quickly, new more advanced rounds will likely follow later
I remember when they were introducing the Sgt York they said it should be excellent.... I mean a proven radar (I think it was from an F-18), and the 40mm Bofors gun is well known as an effective AA gun, and I believe the chassis used was an M48 which they had plenty lying around... ideal as it was not too heavy but had good enough armour protection to keep it safe from small arms and light cannon while not being too heavy to drive around the place...
It was a rushed job where they skipped proper development and just used off the shelf proven parts knocked together to get the job done... which sounds sensible... it was terrible...
Ironically it was very much an American ZSU-57-2, but designed and made rather later and never actually entering proper service.
I have vivid memories of the scandal when it emerged that during testing the Sgt York proved incapable of downing target drones, so they BLEW THEM UP with radio-command explosives to "simulate" a kill...
Murikkkanz LYING about the performance of their over-priced under-performing for-profit miltech is hardly a new phenomena
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Their excuse for rushing the project was that it was getting rather critical... the soviets had Hinds with Shturms and Atakas at that time with missile flight ranges of 5-6km and supersonic missile speeds so their Vulcan cannon on an M113 chassis which had an effective range of 1.2km really didn't cut it, and their previous air defence system... the M42 Duster... their direct equivalent of the ZSu-57-2 complete with open topped turret wasn't cutting it either.
I seem to recall they ended up with Linebacker which is just a Humvee with a 20mm gatling and some Stingers basically... totally inadequate against Vikhr and Ataka missiles not to mention current weapons which now include Krisantema and Hermes...
they had another air defence system called Mauler or something that was also based on the M113 but was awful... and expensive.
Will be interesting to see what method they use to create air burst ammo for their 57mm guns... I wonder if it is the same as the 30mm system.
Normally airburst ammo either uses proximity fuses where a radio signal is projected forward and when a reflected signal is detected it measures it until it gets to a certain strength indicating a distance to the target and then boom.
Problem is that such signals can be detected and transmitted by the target so you shells explode at a harmless distance from the target doing no damage.
The alternative is a time keeping system that detonates the round after a specific time set just before the round is fired.... the problem is that the time keeping item is in the projectile and therefore is by necessity destroyed each time it is used... and it needs to be very precise to get within metres of the target which makes them expensive.
The grenade launcher system the US Army was going to adopt used a $20,000 dollar sight with laser range finder and ballistic computer and enormously expensive grenades that had very precise timers in them so you could lase the target the computer would calculate exact flight time and set the fuse to go off when it hits the target... the aim was then raised minutely so instead of hitting the target it detonated a metre or two above the target. the whole system was horrendously expensive and never got into production.
The Soviets put a small charge in the nose of their 40mm grenades for under barrel grenade launchers... on impact the small charge blew the grenade 1.5-2m up into the air and then the main charge went off... at any distance... no precision needed and very cheap to make... in service since the 1980s.
Very effective grenades.
A recent article about 30mm airburst shells suggested they used a coded laser directed at the rear of the shells by the vehicle firing the rounds to set off the shells... the laser range finder and complex accurate timer is in the vehicle and is reused for every shell. A similar system for the 57mm shells would make sense too especially with a radar tracking the outgoing shell and the target so when they get close a laser beam setting off the HE charge as it approaches the target... ideal... and cheap and simple.
Also the 57mm rounds are big enough for guided shells as well for some targets too...
For simple straight flying drones an airburst shell is ideal because it means getting close can kill it instead of requiring a direct hit, but with a manouvering target a guided shell would have a chance whereas enormous numbers of airburst shells would be needed for a hit.
I seem to recall they ended up with Linebacker which is just a Humvee with a 20mm gatling and some Stingers basically... totally inadequate against Vikhr and Ataka missiles not to mention current weapons which now include Krisantema and Hermes...
they had another air defence system called Mauler or something that was also based on the M113 but was awful... and expensive.
Will be interesting to see what method they use to create air burst ammo for their 57mm guns... I wonder if it is the same as the 30mm system.
Normally airburst ammo either uses proximity fuses where a radio signal is projected forward and when a reflected signal is detected it measures it until it gets to a certain strength indicating a distance to the target and then boom.
Problem is that such signals can be detected and transmitted by the target so you shells explode at a harmless distance from the target doing no damage.
The alternative is a time keeping system that detonates the round after a specific time set just before the round is fired.... the problem is that the time keeping item is in the projectile and therefore is by necessity destroyed each time it is used... and it needs to be very precise to get within metres of the target which makes them expensive.
The grenade launcher system the US Army was going to adopt used a $20,000 dollar sight with laser range finder and ballistic computer and enormously expensive grenades that had very precise timers in them so you could lase the target the computer would calculate exact flight time and set the fuse to go off when it hits the target... the aim was then raised minutely so instead of hitting the target it detonated a metre or two above the target. the whole system was horrendously expensive and never got into production.
The Soviets put a small charge in the nose of their 40mm grenades for under barrel grenade launchers... on impact the small charge blew the grenade 1.5-2m up into the air and then the main charge went off... at any distance... no precision needed and very cheap to make... in service since the 1980s.
Very effective grenades.
A recent article about 30mm airburst shells suggested they used a coded laser directed at the rear of the shells by the vehicle firing the rounds to set off the shells... the laser range finder and complex accurate timer is in the vehicle and is reused for every shell. A similar system for the 57mm shells would make sense too especially with a radar tracking the outgoing shell and the target so when they get close a laser beam setting off the HE charge as it approaches the target... ideal... and cheap and simple.
Also the 57mm rounds are big enough for guided shells as well for some targets too...
For simple straight flying drones an airburst shell is ideal because it means getting close can kill it instead of requiring a direct hit, but with a manouvering target a guided shell would have a chance whereas enormous numbers of airburst shells would be needed for a hit.
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Re: 2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO 57-mm SPAAG
A bit off topic but wasn't sure where to post.
What's peoples view on having a SP AA of a larger calibre? Self loading of course. A sort of 2S1 122mm or something based along the lines of the Iranian Sa'ir 100mm but SP enclosed. The shells being guided would have a larger blast radius increasing damage and chances of hitting also could be useful for drone swarm attacks.
What's peoples view on having a SP AA of a larger calibre? Self loading of course. A sort of 2S1 122mm or something based along the lines of the Iranian Sa'ir 100mm but SP enclosed. The shells being guided would have a larger blast radius increasing damage and chances of hitting also could be useful for drone swarm attacks.
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- Post n°324
Re: 2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO 57-mm SPAAG
Well the lessons learned from using the 57mm gun will almost certainly applied at sea too, so a naval 57mm gun mount for intercepting anti ship missiles at extended ranges will become useful and no doubt applied to the larger naval calibres which are fully dual use weapons with high accuracy AESA surveillance radars mounted nearby for use against air targets... so not just 57mm guns and 30mm guns, but also 76.2mm guns, 100mm guns and 130mm guns will likely get new ammo types... and I would suspect when we see their new destroyers and cruisers they will have 152mm guns too... also with new ammo.
They already have missiles for calibres 100mm and larger for anti tank use and that pretty much includes all types of tube weapon... mortars and howitzers and guns... 100mm, 120mm, 122mm, 125mm, 130mm, 152mm, 160mm, 180mm, 203mm, and 240mm... so developing an anti drone swarm round is not too far fetched... you could get a lot of 8mm ball bearings into a 130kg 240mm mortar round.... a cloud of drones could be detected by local radar and a guided 240mm mortar round directed to the centre of the cloud with an airburst fuse set to explode right in the middle of the cloud.... such tiny drones could probably be damaged by even smaller projectiles, but the heavier 8mm BBs should allow range and persistance of the projectiles so they cut through a few targets before running out of kinetic energy and falling to the ground...
Together with EW and jamming you need a range of solutions for such threats.
Of course it takes a thief to catch a thief... perhaps an armed drone with a 40mm grenade launcher with HE grenades set to automatically detonate a certain distance from the muzzle... much cheaper than a variable timed fuse so you could fly your drone above the swarm and fire bursts of 40mm grenades into the swarm and decimate their numbers bursts at a time.
Ground based grenade launchers could be used to fire upon the drones as they approach... without having a 2-3km danger zone like a rifle calibre machine gun used to shoot at the drones.
They already have missiles for calibres 100mm and larger for anti tank use and that pretty much includes all types of tube weapon... mortars and howitzers and guns... 100mm, 120mm, 122mm, 125mm, 130mm, 152mm, 160mm, 180mm, 203mm, and 240mm... so developing an anti drone swarm round is not too far fetched... you could get a lot of 8mm ball bearings into a 130kg 240mm mortar round.... a cloud of drones could be detected by local radar and a guided 240mm mortar round directed to the centre of the cloud with an airburst fuse set to explode right in the middle of the cloud.... such tiny drones could probably be damaged by even smaller projectiles, but the heavier 8mm BBs should allow range and persistance of the projectiles so they cut through a few targets before running out of kinetic energy and falling to the ground...
Together with EW and jamming you need a range of solutions for such threats.
Of course it takes a thief to catch a thief... perhaps an armed drone with a 40mm grenade launcher with HE grenades set to automatically detonate a certain distance from the muzzle... much cheaper than a variable timed fuse so you could fly your drone above the swarm and fire bursts of 40mm grenades into the swarm and decimate their numbers bursts at a time.
Ground based grenade launchers could be used to fire upon the drones as they approach... without having a 2-3km danger zone like a rifle calibre machine gun used to shoot at the drones.
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- Post n°325
Re: 2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO 57-mm SPAAG
GarryB wrote:so a naval 57mm gun mount for intercepting anti ship missiles at extended ranges will become useful and no doubt applied to the larger naval calibres which are fully dual use weapons with high accuracy AESA surveillance radars mounted nearby for use against air targets...
How will these 57mm naval gun intercept sea skimming cruise missiles? Those missiles are capable of maneuvering. Probably capable of terminal maneuvering as well.