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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | AK-630 | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | Close-in weapon system Rotary cannon[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union , Russia[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
2000 rounds in belt Fire Control System: ? (Vympel MR-123) ? (Vympel-A MR-123/176)
Single source2000 rounds in belt Laska 5P-10E
Single source2000 rounds in belt Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03 and Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176
Single sourceAK-630M
Single sourceAK-630M-2
Single sourceExternal nodes AK-630
Single sourceGun Mount AK-630
Single sourceGun Mount: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) (AK-630) 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) (AK-630M) 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) (AK-630M-2) External nodes: 800 kg (1,800 lb) (AK-630) 2000 rounds in belt: 1,918 kg (4,228 lb) Fire Control System: ? (Vympel MR-123) ? (Vympel-A MR-123/176) 5.2 tonnes (5.7 short tons) (Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03 and Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176) 1 tonne (2,200 lb) (Laska 5P-10E)[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Effective; aerial
Single sourceEffective; all, AK-630M-2
Single sourceEffective; maritime
Single sourceMaximum; Projectiles self-destruct past
Single source4,000 m (13,000 ft) (aerial) 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (maritime) 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (all, AK-630M-2)[source]
Projectiles self-destruct past 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
rifled
Single sourcetotal
Single source1,629 mm (64 in) (total) 1,460 mm (57 in) (rifled)[source]
AK-630M
Single sourceAK-630M1-2
Single source4,000–5,000 rounds/min (AK-630M) 10,000 rounds/min (AK-630M1-2)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source880–900 m/s (2,900–3,000 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Developer: TsKIB SOO ( Mikhail Knebelman ; Vasily Bakalev (AK-630M1-2)) Cannon: KBP Instrument Design Bureau ( Vasily Gryazev , Arkady Shipunov ) Fire control system: Zavod Topaz (V. P. Yegorov): Vympel MR-123, Vympel-A MR-123/176 Ametist Design Bureau : Vympel-AM MR-123-02/MR-123-03, Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Designed | 1963–1973 (AK-630) 1983–1989 (1993) (AK-630M1-2)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Tulamashzavod Gun and Shell Factory Advanced Weapons and Equipment India[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
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| Produced | 1972–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | More than 1000[source] | — |
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| Variants | AK-630M, AK-630M1; AK-306 (non-CIWS) ; AK-630M1-2, AK-630M-2 Duet[source] | — |
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| Shell | HEI - Frag , Frag- T[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | 0.39 kg (0.86 lb)[source] | — |
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| Calibre | 30×165mm AO-18[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 6 (AK-630M) 6 (× 2) (AK-630M1-2)[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated rotary cannon[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +88° ... -12° (50°/sec) +90° ... -25° (60°/sec) AK-630M-2[source] | — |
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| Traverse | ±180° (70°/sec) ±180° (80°/sec) AK-630M-2[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Belt: 2,000 rounds (additional 1,000 rounds in reserve feed bin, AK-630M) 4,000 rounds (AK-630M1-2)[source] | — |
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| Sights | Radar / TV-optical[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1 or 2 AO-18 autocannons[source] | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 4 9A4172 missiles (Vikhr-K upgrade)[source] | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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