Engineering:DS30B rapid fire cannon

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Short description: Naval weapon system
DS30B system on HMS Blyth (M111).

The DS30B rapid-fire cannon is a 30mm Oerlikon stabilized, ship-protection system created by MSI-Defence Systems and controlled by a single operator.

Description

The DS30B system consists of a marinized, stabilized gun mount which accommodates the Oerlikon KCB 30mm cannon. The DS30B is the predecessor to the 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun, which mounts a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II.

Operators

Map with users of the DS30B rapid fire cannon in blue

 Australia[1]

  • Used by the Royal Australian Navy to equip Huon-class minehunters

 Indonesia[2]

  • Used by the Indonesian Navy to equip Bung Tomo-class corvettes

 Lithuania[3]

  • Used by the Lithuanian Naval Force to equip the LNS Skalvis and LNS Kuršis minehunters.

 Malaysia

  • Used by Royal Malaysian Navy to equip the following ships:
    • Lekiu-class frigate
    • Kasturi-class corvette[4]
    • Gagah Samudera-class training ship

 United Kingdom[5]

  • The Royal Navy uses the system to equip the following ships:
    • Type 45 destroyer
    • Sandown-class minehunter
    • Hunt-class minehunter
    • Wave-class tanker
    • Bay-class landing ship dock
    • Tide-class tanker

References

  1. ↑ "DS30B" (in en). http://www.navy.gov.au/weapon/ds30b. 
  2. ↑ "DS 30B REMSIG 30mm: Dibalik Kecanggihan Kanon PSU di Korvet Bung Tomo Class TNI AL" (in en-US). 2014-08-02. https://www.indomiliter.com/ds-30b-remsig-30mm-dibalik-kecanggihan-kanon-psu-di-korvet-bung-tomo-class-tni-al/. 
  3. ↑ https://www.naval-technology.com/news/newslithuanian-navy-commissions-royal-navys-two-former-minehunter-vessels. Naval Technology, Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Malaysian Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir successfully fired anti-ship missile" (in en-gb). https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10594-malaysian-kasturi-class-corvette-kd-lekir-successfully-fired-anti-ship-missile.html. 
  5. ↑ https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/ships. Royal Navy. Retrieved April 18, 2018.




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