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{{Infobox weapon
| name = AK-630
| image = File:AK-630 30 mm naval CIWS gun.JPEG
| caption = AK-630M
| origin = [[Place:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], Russia <!-- Read WP:INFOBOXFLAG before you put a flag here -->
| type = [[Engineering:Close-in weapon system|Close-in weapon system]]

<!-- Type selection -->
| is_ranged = YES
| is_explosive = YES
| is_artillery = YES
| is_vehicle = YES

<!-- Service history -->
| service = 1976–present<ref name=MRUS>{{cite web |title=30&nbsp;mm AK-630 System |language=Russian |date=19 January 2009 – 4 July 2010 |work=MilitaryRussia.ru |url=http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-69.html |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=ARMS>{{cite web|script-title=ru:АК-630, корабельная автоматическая 30-мм артиллерийская шестиствольная установка |language=Russian |work=Arms-Expo.ru |publisher=Информационное агентство «Оружие России» |url=http://www.arms-expo.ru/050053048049124050053056057.html |accessdate=31 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231142441/http://www.arms-expo.ru/050053048049124050053056057.html |archivedate=December 31, 2012 }}</ref> 
| used_by = See ''Operators''
| wars =

<!-- Production history -->
| designer = '''Developer:'''<br>TsKIB SOO (Mikhail Knebelman;<ref name=MRUS/><ref>{{cite web |title=Mikhail Samoilovich Knebelman (1910–1999) |language=Russian |date=2010 |publisher=KBP Instrument Design Bureau |url=http://kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66%3A2011-12-05-10-06-09&catid=16%3A2011-12-05-09-53-25&Itemid=389&lang=ru |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref><br>Vasily Bakalev (AK-630M1-2))<ref>{{cite web |last=Shirokorad |first=Aleksandr |script-title=ru:От артустановки АК-230 до серий АК-630 и АК-630М |language=Russian |date=30 December 2011 |work=Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye |url=http://nvo.ng.ru/armament/2011-12-30/8_complex.html |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref><br>'''Cannon:'''<br>KBP Instrument Design Bureau<br>(Vasily Gryazev, Arkady Shipunov)<ref name=MRUS/><br>'''Fire control system:'''<br>Zavod Topaz (V. P. Yegorov):<ref name=MRUS/><ref name=Sinopa.ee>{{cite web |title=30&nbsp;mm Six-barrel Automatic Systems AK-630 and AK-630M |language=Russian |work=История современной зенитной ПВО России |url=http://www.sinopa.ee/pvo/pvo007/pvo07.htm |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref><br>Vympel MR-123,<br>Vympel-A MR-123/176<br>Ametist Design Bureau:<ref name=MRUS/><br>Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03,<br>Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176
| design_date = 1963–1973 (AK-630)<ref name=MRUS/><br>1983–1989 (1993) (AK-630M1-2)<ref name=MRUS2>{{cite web |title=30&nbsp;mm AK-630M1-2 / AK-630M-2 System |language=Russian |date=13 March 2009 – 13 July 2011 |work=MilitaryRussia.ru |url=http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-165.html |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref>
| manufacturer = Tulamashzavod<ref name=MRUS/>
| unit_cost = 
| production_date = 1972–present<ref name=Sinopa.ee/>
| number = More than 1000<ref name=ARMS/>
| variants = AK-630M, AK-630M1;<br>AK-306 ''(non-CIWS)'';<br>AK-630M1-2, AK-630M-2 Duet

<!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label = 
| weight = <u>Gun mount:</u><br>{{convert|1000|kg|abbr=on}} (AK-630)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|1800|kg|abbr=on}} (AK-630M)<ref name=MRUS/><ref name=Tulamash>{{cite web|title=30-mm AUTOMATIC GUN MOUNT AK-630М |url=http://www.tulamash.ru/en/prod_ak630m.htm |publisher=Tulamashzavod |accessdate=23 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231752/http://www.tulamash.ru/en/prod_ak630m.htm |archivedate=24 August 2012 |df= }}</ref><br>{{convert|2500|kg|abbr=on}} (AK-630M-2)<ref name=MRUS/><br><u>External nodes:</u><br>{{convert|800|kg|abbr=on}} (AK-630)<ref name=MRUS/><br><u>2000 rounds in belt:</u><br>{{convert|1918|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name=MRUS/><br><u>Fire control system:</u><br>? (Vympel MR-123)<br>? (Vympel-A MR-123/176)<br>{{convert|5.2|tonne|short ton}}<br>(Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03<br>and Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|1|tonne|lb}} (Laska 5P-10E)<!--With antenna post (itself 500 kg) or without?--><ref name=MRUS/>
| length = 
| part_length = {{convert|1629|mm|abbr=on|0}} (total)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|1460|mm|abbr=on}} (rifled)<ref name=MRUS/>
| width = {{convert|1240|mm|abbr=on}} (mount ring)<ref name=MRUS/>
| height = {{convert|1070|mm|abbr=on}} (above deck)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|2050|mm|abbr=on}} (below deck)<ref name=MRUS/>
| diameter = 
| crew = 1

<!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> 
| cartridge = HEI-Frag, Frag-[[Engineering:Tracer ammunition|T]]<ref name=MRUS/>
| cartridge_weight = {{convert|0.39|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name=MRUS/>
| caliber = 30×165mm AO-18<ref group=N>Not compatible with the army 30×165mm ammunition – different primers, powder sorts and loads, and fuzes are used.</ref>
| barrels = 6 (AK-630M)<br>6 (× 2) (AK-630M1-2)
| action = [[Engineering:Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]] [[Engineering:Rotary cannon|rotary cannon]]
| rate = 4,000–5,000 rounds/min (AK-630M)<ref name=Tulamash/><br>10,000 rounds/min (AK-630M1-2)<ref name=MRUS2/>
| velocity = {{convert|880|–|900|m/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=MRUS/>
| range = {{convert|4000|m|abbr=on}} (aerial)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|5000|m|abbr=on}} (maritime)<ref name=MRUS/><br>{{convert|5000|m|abbr=on}} (all, AK-630M-2)<ref>{{cite episode |title=10000 выстрелов в минуту |language=Russian |series=Voyennaya Taina |network=REN TV |date=16 April 2011 |minutes=3:20 [35:30] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CL-RGPKgu4}}</ref>
| max_range = the projectiles self-destruct past {{convert|5000|m|abbr=on}} range<ref name=MRUS/>
| feed = Belt:<br>2,000 rounds (additional 1,000 rounds in reserve feed bin, AK-630M)<ref>[http://www.military.ir/gallery/albums/userpics/CIWS_article.pdf CIWS: The Last Ditch Defense]</ref><br>4,000 rounds (AK-630M1-2)<ref name=MRUS/>
| sights = Radar / TV-optical

<!-- Artillery specifications -->
| breech = 
| recoil = 
| carriage = 
| elevation = +88° ... -12° (50°/sec)<ref name=MRUS/><br>+90° ... -25° (60°/sec) AK-630M-2<ref name=video>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrp5V84Xu_k|title=AK-630M-2 Duet CIWS|work=YouTube|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref>
| traverse = ±180° (70°/sec)<ref name=MRUS/><br>±180° (80°/sec) AK-630M-2<ref name=video/>

<!-- Explosive specifications --> 
| filling = 
| filling_weight = 
| detonation = 
| yield =

<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
| primary_armament = 1 or 2 [[Engineering:Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30|AO-18]] autocannons
| secondary_armament = 4 [[Engineering:9K121 Vikhr|9A4172]] missiles (Vikhr-K upgrade)<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:"Вихрь-К", корабельный высокоточный зенитный ракетно-артиллерийский комплекс |language=Russian |work=Arms-Expo.ru |publisher=Информационное агентство «Оружие России» |url=http://www.arms-expo.ru/049055052048124050054057054.html |accessdate=30 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425194746/http://www.arms-expo.ru/049055052048124050054057054.html |archivedate=25 April 2012 |df= }}</ref>
| engine = 
| engine_power = 
| pw_ratio = 
| transmission = 
| payload_capacity = 
| suspension = 
| clearance = 
| fuel_capacity = 
| vehicle_range = 
| speed = 
| guidance = 
| steering = 
}}

The '''AK-630''' is a [[Place:Soviet Union|Soviet]] and Russian fully automatic naval [[Engineering:Close-in weapon system|close-in weapon system]] based on a six-barreled 30&nbsp;mm [[Engineering:Rotary cannon|rotary cannon]]. In "630", "6" means 6 barrels and "30" means 30&nbsp;mm. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by MR-123 [[Engineering:Radar|radar]] and television detection and tracking. The system's primary purpose is defense against [[Engineering:Anti-ship missile|anti-ship missile]]s and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed or rotary wing aircraft, ships and other small craft, coastal targets, and floating mines. Once operational, this weapon system was rapidly adopted, with up to 8 units installed in every new Soviet warship (from mine-hunters to aircraft carriers), and hundreds produced in total.

==Description==
[[File:Minsk port bow AK-630 CIWS gun fire control radar.JPG|thumb|left|MR-123 fire control radar]]
The complete weapon system is called '''A-213-Vympel-A''', which comprises the AK-630M Gun Mount, MR-123-02 Fire Control Radar System, and SP-521 Electrical-Optical Tracker. A single MR-123 radar system can simultaneously control two guns, either two 30&nbsp;mm gun mounts, or two 57&nbsp;mm gun mounts, or one 30&nbsp;mm gun and one 57&nbsp;mm gun.  The radar system can engage aerial and surface targets at 4&nbsp;km and 5&nbsp;km respectively.  The electro-optical system can detect a MiG-21–sized aerial target 7&nbsp;km away, while torpedo boat–sized surface targets can be detected at a range of up to 70&nbsp;km.  Features include surveillance and tracking modes, high jamming immunity, laser range finder and TV optical sight. It is in operation on almost all Russian Navy ships from fast attack boats to the ''Kirov'' battlecruiser.

The gun mount is fully automated, and can also be remotely controlled by an operator from either the control console or via a remotely mounted gunsight. It has a higher firing rate than both the Goalkeeper and Phalanx (Block 1 and older) CIWS models. They are often mounted in pairs, with as many as four pairs mounted on the larger ships, providing an effective point defence (last) layer. However, like all gun-based CIWS, they suffer from short engagement times and the need for multiple volleys to effectively eradicate a threat.

==Development==
The AK-630 CIWS is composed of several members and sometimes the [[Engineering:Kashtan CIWS|Kashtan CIWS]]'s sub-systems and its derivatives are also included.

===AK-630===
The design of the AK-630 CIWS was initiated in 1963, with the first operational prototype completed in 1964. Trials of the complete system, including [[Engineering:Radar|radar]] and controls went on until 1976 when the system was accepted for service.

===AK-630M===
During the deployment of the system, numerous problems that did not appear in trials were exposed in its application, and some modification of the original AK-630 was made to correct these problems, and in 1979, the new system was named as AK-630M and was accepted into service.

===AK-306===
A derivative of AK-630M was developed for light craft and this system was named as AK-306.  Externally, the air-cooled AK-306 can be distinguished from the AK-630 by the absence of the water cooling system (a cylindrical jacket that surrounds the barrel cluster of the AK-630). Internally, the AK-306 (A-219) used electricity to power the automatics, instead of using the exhaust.  This version also lacked radar control, being only optically guided, hence making it less of an anti-missile weapon and more of a surface-to-surface weapon, and the designation of the overall system is consequently changed from '''A-213-Vympel-A''' to '''A-219'''.  The design started in 1974 and the system was accepted into service in 1980.  When production was completed in 1986, 125 systems were in service.

===AK-630M1-2===
In 1983, a decision was made to update the design and modify the AK-630 system to include a second gun mounted above the first, which provides 10,000 rpm in total. The AK-630M1-2 "Roy" was roughly the same size and weight allowing installation in existing AK-630 mounts. Though the system proved to be successful, the AK-630M1-2 Roy was not accepted for production due to the maturity of a combined missile and gun system, then designated the 3M87 Kortik, but later called [[Engineering:Kashtan CIWS|Kashtan]]. The single example of AK-630M1-2 Roy remains installed on the Project 206.6 class missile boat # P-44.

In July 2007 at IMDS-2007, a modernized version of the AK-630M1-2 was showcased by OAO AK Tulamashzavod under the new name "Duet". Visually "Duet" differs from "Roy" in having a new mount with a stealthy low RCS design compared with the more traditional rounded AK-630 mounts.

In 2012 it was announced that the new Ivan Gren-class landing ship would be armed with the modified AK-630M-2 system.<ref>{{cite web |last=Glukhov |first=Dmitry |script-title=ru:Технический облик десантного корабля "Иван Грен" не определен |language=Russian |date=15 March 2012 |work=ФлотПром |publisher=Центральный Военно-Морской Портал |url=http://flotprom.ru/publications/actual/prenatalscars/ |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref> It is also used by the [[Engineering:Buyan-class corvette|''Buyan-M''-class missile corvette]].<ref>[https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/september-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5555-russian-navy-latest-buyan-m-corvette-vyshny-volochek-started-sea-trials.html Russian Navy Latest Buyan-M Corvette Vyshny Volochek Started Sea Trials] - Navyrecognition.com, 7 September 2017</ref>

===H/PJ-13===
'''H/PJ-13''' is the Chinese upgraded version of AK-630M. The most obvious visual difference between AK-630 and its Chinese cousin H/PJ-13 is that the latter has a stealth turret.<ref name=PJ13>{{cite web| url=http://www.rimnds.com/art/show.htm?id=650 | title=H/PJ-13 | accessdate=September 5, 2017 }}</ref> Instead of MP-123-02 fire control radar originally used on AK-630M, a modified version of Type 347 radar is used.<ref name=PJ13/> The original electro-optical system of AK-630M is also replaced by domestic Chinese system ZGJ-1B,<ref name=PJ13/> and the fire control system is replaced by domestic Chinese ZFJ-1A fire control system.<ref name=PJ13/> To improve its anti-missile capability, Chinese have also developed [[Engineering:Armour-piercing discarding sabot|APDS]] round for H/PJ-13 to supplement/replace the original high explosive round of AK-630M.<ref name=PJ13/>

==Comparison with current CIWS==
{|class="wikitable" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" summary="Characteristics of modern CIWS"
|+ '''Comparison of some modern CIWS'''
|-style="vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #999; "
!
! style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Russia}} AK-630<ref name=INDMIL>{{cite web |title=AK-630 Gatling Gun Close in Weapon System |work=Indian-Military.org |date=12 March 2010 |url=http://www.indian-military.org/navy/ordnance/close-in-weapon-system/267-ak-630-gatling-gun-close-in-weapon-system.html |accessdate= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315113834/http://www.indian-military.org/navy/ordnance/close-in-weapon-system/267-ak-630-gatling-gun-close-in-weapon-system.html |archivedate=15 March 2010 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Russia}} AK-630M1-2<ref name=MRUS2/>
! style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Engineering:Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx CIWS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2100&tid=800&ct=2|title=The US Navy -- Fact File:|author=Dan Petty|publisher=U.S. Navy|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Engineering:Goalkeeper CIWS|Goalkeeper CIWS]]
! style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Engineering:DARDO|DARDO]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_4cm-70_Breda.htm|title=Italy 40 mm/70 (1.57") Breda|publisher=navweaps.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Weight
| {{convert|9114|kg|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|11819|kg|abbr=on}}
| 6200&nbsp;kg (13,700&nbsp;lb, incl. in-built radars)
| {{convert|9902|kg|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|5500|kg|abbr=on}}
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Armament 
| {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} 6 barreled GSh-6-30 rotary cannon
| 2 × {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} 6 barreled GSh-6-30 rotary cannon
| {{convert|20|mm|abbr=on}} 6 barreled [[Engineering:M61 Vulcan|M61 Vulcan]] rotary cannon
| {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} 7 barreled GAU-8 rotary cannon
| {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}} 2 barreled Bofors 40 mm
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Rate of Fire
| 5,000 rounds per minute
| 10,000 rounds per minute
| 4,500 rounds per minute
| 4,200 rounds per minute
|600/900 rounds per minute (optionally :  proximity-fused rounds)
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | (effective/ flat-trajectory) Range
| {{convert|4000|m|abbr=on}} 
| {{convert|4000|m|abbr=on}} 
| {{convert|3600|m|abbr=on}}  
| {{convert|2000|m|abbr=on}} 
| {{convert|4000|m|abbr=on}}
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Ammunition storage 
| 2,000 rounds
| 4,000 rounds
| 1,550 rounds
| 1,190 rounds
| 736 rounds
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Muzzle velocity 
| {{convert|900|m|abbr=on}} per second
| {{convert|900|m|abbr=on}} per second
| {{convert|1100|m|abbr=on}} per second
| {{convert|1109|m|abbr=on}} per second 
| {{convert|1000|m|abbr=on}} per second 
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Elevation
| −12 to +88 degrees 
| −25 to +90 degrees 
| −25 to +85 degrees 
| −25 to +85 degrees
| −13 to +85 degrees
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Traverse
| ±180 degrees 
| ±180 degrees 
| ±180 degrees 
| 360 degrees
| 360 degrees
|}

==Operators==
[[File:AK-630 operators.png|thumb|300px|Map of AK-630 operators in blue with former operators in red]]

===Current operators===
*{{navy|Algeria}} on Steregushchy-class corvette
*{{flag|Bulgaria}}
*{{flag|Burma}}
*{{flag|Cameroon}}
*{{flag|People's Republic of China}}<ref name=INDMIL/>
*{{flag|Croatia}}
*{{flag|Cuba}}
*{{flag|India}}<ref name=MRUS/><ref name=INDMIL/>
*{{flag|Indonesia}}
*{{flag|Greece}}
*{{flag|Pakistan}}
*{{flag|Poland}}<ref name=MRUS/>
*{{flag|Romania}}
*{{flag|Russia}}<ref name=MRUS/><ref name=INDMIL/>
*{{flag|Slovenia}}<ref name=INDMIL/>
* {{flag|North Korea}}
*{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref name=INDMIL/>
*{{flag|Vietnam}}
*{{flag|Yemen}}
*{{flag|Kenya}}
*{{flag|Egypt}}

===Former operators===
*{{flag|East Germany}}<ref name=MRUS/>
*{{flag|Germany}}
*{{flag|Soviet Union}}<ref name=MRUS/><ref name=INDMIL/>

==See also==
*[[Engineering:AK-230|AK-230]]
*[[Engineering:Tor missile system#3K95 Kinzhal|3K95 Kinzhal]]
*[[Engineering:Kashtan CIWS|Kashtan CIWS]]
*List of Russian inventions

==References==
;Notes
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;Citations
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==External links==
;English
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231752/http://www.tulamash.ru/en/prod_ak630m.htm AK-630M] – Tulamashzavod website
*[http://www.russianammo.org/Russian_Ammunition_Page_30mm.html#14 30×165mm] – Russian Ammunition Page
;Russian
*[http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-69.html 30 мм установка АК-630] – Military Russia
*[http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-165.html 30 мм установка АК-630М1-2 / АК-630М-2] – Military Russia
*[http://pvo.guns.ru/naval/roy.htm 30-мм АВТОМАТИЧЕСКАЯ УСТАНОВКА АК-630М1-2 «РОЙ»] – Вестник ПВО
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090414170146/http://www.arms-expo.ru/site.xp/050053048049124050053056057.html АК-630, корабельная автоматическая 30-мм артиллерийская шестиствольная установка ] – Оружие России

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