ANaval guns
30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount
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ANaval guns
ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount
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| Specification | 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun | French 100 mm naval gun |
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| Type | Gun turret for autocannon with automated mount or manual control[source] | Naval gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 1958–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] |
22 tonnes (49,000 lb ) (Compact version: 19 tonnes (42,000 lb ))[source]
( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic
Single source2 ( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source5,100 metres (16,700 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia[source] |
| Designer | MSI-Defence Systems / Alliant Techsystems[source] | Tonnelé[source] |
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| Shell | 30×173mm[source] | 100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )[source] |
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| Role | ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War , Falklands War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1953–1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group formerly DCNS[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1961–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | modèle 53 modèle 64 modèle 68 modèle 100 TR Compact Type 210 (China)[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 13.5 kilograms (30 lb )[source] |
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| Elevation | — | 29°/s[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 40°/s[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 60, 78 or 90 round/min depending on version[source] |
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