Engineering:Type 61 25mm AAA guns
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| 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 |
| Calibre | 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
- Beihai class gunboats
- Type 010 minesweepers
- Type 021-class missile boats
- Type 024 missile boat
- Type 037 corvettes
- Type 062 class gunboats
- Type 648 repair ships
- Type 067 landing craft utility
- Type 072 landing ships
- Type 074 landing ships
- Type 074 landing ship medium
- Type 073 landing ship medium
- Type 079 landing ship medium
See also
- M1940 (72-K) - The Type 61's Soviet predecessor.
References
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