H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun
The H/PJ-38 is a single-barreled 130mm naval gun employed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. This naval gun, which was designed in 2005, was first installed on the Type 052D destroyer.[1][2] The H/PJ-38 is the name given to this firearm in English and Japanese literature. This weapon's official designation, according to Taiwanese military journalist Lu Yi, is H/PJ-45.[1]
Design
[edit]The H/PJ-38 was designed by the Norinco, through reverse engineering of the Soviet AK-130 twin 130mm naval gun. The H/PJ-38 was manufactured by the Inner Mongolia Second Machinery Manufacturing Factory.[3]
Chen Dingfeng was the general designer of the H/PJ-38. Dingfeng was also the general designer for the Type 79 100 mm naval gun, the Type 210 100 mm naval gun, and the H/PJ26 76mm naval gun. 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go into production, despite all performance parameters being met.[4] The Chinese Navy determined the AK-130 to be out-of-date,[2] which led to the creation of the H/PJ38 program in 2005.[5]
See also
[edit]Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
[edit]- 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun
- French 100 mm naval gun
- Otobreda 127/54 Compact
- Otobreda 127/64
- AK-130
References
[edit]- ^ 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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