H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun
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History
The H/PJ-38 is a single barrel 130 mm naval gun that is used by the People's Liberation Army Navy. This naval gun was introduced on the Type 052D destroyer[1] designed in 2005.[2] English and Japanese literature refers to this gun as the H/PJ-38. Lu Yi, a Taiwanese military journalist, gave the official designation of this gun as H/PJ-45.[1]
Design
The H/PJ-38 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) through reverse engineering of the Soviet AK-130 twin 130 mm naval gun. The H/PJ-38 was manufactured by Inner Mongolia 2nd Machinery Manufacturing Factory (内蒙第二机械制造厂).[3]
Chen Dingfeng (陈汀峰) was the general designer of the H/PJ-38. Dingfeng was also the general designer for the Type 79 100 mm naval gun, Type 210 100 mm naval gun, and the H/PJ26 76 mm naval gun. Initially the Chinese navy was unsatisfied and did not let the AK-130 counterpart go into production, despite all performance parameters being met.[4] The Chinese Navy determined the AK-130 to be out-of-date[2], which led to the creation of the H/PJ38 program in 2005.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lu Yi (December 2018). "Shipboard Air Defense Systems of the World: China". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (889). Kaijin-sha: 98–101. NAID 40021712982.
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