H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun

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The H/PJ-38 is a single barrel 130 mm naval gun of the Chinese Navy introduced on the Type 052D destroyer[1] designed in 2005.[2] Although most English and Japanese literature refers to this gun as H/PJ-38, Lu Yi, a Taiwanese military journalist, reported that the official designation of this gun is H/PJ-45.[1]

Design[]

The gun was designed by the Zhengzhou Mechanical-Electrical Engineering Research Institute (郑州机电工程研究所, also known as the 713th Research Institute of the 7th Academy) by reverse engineering of Soviet AK-130 twin 130 mm naval gun and manufactured by Inner Mongolia 2nd Machinery Manufacturing Factory (内蒙第二机械制造厂),[3] The general designer of the H/PJ-38, Chen Dingfeng (陈汀峰). When the Soviet AK-130 was first successfully copied by Chinese developers, the Chinese navy was unsatisfied and decided not to let the AK-130 into production, despite all performance parameters being met,[4] due to the AK-130 being judged as out-of-date by the Chinese Navy[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lu Yi (December 2018). "Shipboard Air Defense Systems of the World: China". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (889): 98–101. NAID 40021712982.
  2. ^ a b "网传国产新款大型驱逐舰开建 130毫米单管舰炮曝光". slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn.
  3. ^ "H/PJ38".[dead link]
  4. ^ Team, Discuz! Team and Comsenz UI. "提示信息 - 江阴论坛 -". bbs.jysq.net.
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