Type 61 25mm AAA guns

Type 61 25mm AAA guns
Viet Minh AAA artillery at the Dien Bien Phu Museum, Vietnam.
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	1966–present
Used by	See users
Wars	First Indochina War Vietnam War
Production history
Designed	1961
Produced	1966
Specifications
Barrel length	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) L/60[1]
Crew	1
Shell	25 x 218 mm SR
Caliber	25 mm (0.98 in)
Barrels	Single or Dual
Elevation	-10° ~ +85°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	Compact: 800~900 round/min
Muzzle velocity	900 m/s (3,000 ft/s)
Effective firing range	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Maximum firing range	3,000 m (3,300 yd)[2]
Feed system	Magazine
Sights	Optical

The Type 61 25mm AAA gun is an anti-aircraft gun produced and used by China. It is manually operated by a single crew with an optical sight. The development began in 1961 and the batch production began in 1966. There were both land based and naval variants produced.

Users[]

Ship classes using the Type 61:

 China

See also[]

• M1940 (72-K) - The Type 61's Soviet predecessor.

References[]

External links[]

• TYPE 61 (DUAL-25MM) SHIPBOARD ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY