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| Specification | French 100 mm naval gun | Goalkeeper CIWS |
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| Type | Naval gun[source] | Close-in weapon system[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Netherlands[source] |
| In service | 1958–present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia[source] |
3.71 m (above deck) 6.2 m (including deck penetration).[source]
Compact version
Single sourceMass
Single source22 tonnes (49,000 lb ) (Compact version: 19 tonnes (42,000 lb ))[source]
total
Single sourcewith 1,190 rds of ammunition (above deck)
Single sourceEffective; elevation 40°
Single sourceMaximum; against surface targets
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum practical range against aerial targets
Single source17,000 m (elevation 40°)[source]
Maximum practical range: 6,000 m against aerial targets 12,000 m against surface targets[source]
Effective; Ammunition-dependent upper engagement-range limit; full source field also retains the lower bound350m
Single source350 to between 1,500 and 2,000 metres dependent on ammunition[source]
55 calibres
Single source55 calibres 5,500 mm (220 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War , Falklands War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Tonnelé[source] | Signaal (now Thales Nederland )[source] |
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| Designed | 1953–1961[source] | 1975[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group formerly DCNS[source] | Thales Naval Netherlands[source] |
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| Produced | 1961–present[source] | 1979[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 | 100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )[source] | 30×173mm TP, HEI, MPDS, or FMPDS[source] |
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| Shell weight | 13.5 kilograms (30 lb )[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 29°/s[source] | +85 to −25 degrees at 80 degree/s[source] |
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| Traverse | 40°/s[source] | Unlimited[source] |
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| Rate of fire | 60, 78 or 90 round/min depending on version[source] | 70 rounds/second (4,200 rounds/minute)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 7-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 14 grooves)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1 x 30 mm (1.2 in) GAU-8/A Avenger seven-barrel rotary cannon[source] |
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| Gun | — | GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel rotary cannon .[source] |
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| Rotation speed | — | 360° in 3.8 seconds[source] |
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| Maximum burst size | — | 1,000 rounds.[source] |
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| Ammunition | — | 1,190 linkless (HEI, API, TP, MPDS, FMPDS) rounds in a below-deck magazine.[source] |
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| Reload time | — | 9 minutes (loading is done below deck)[source] |
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| Weapons range | — | 350 to between 1,500 and 2,000 meters dependent on ammunition.[source] |
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| Search radar | — | I band /linear array. I band is X band. Beamsize 1.5 degrees horizontal, 60 degrees vertical. Rotates at 1 Hz (60 RPM). Range approx. 30 km.[source] |
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| Engagement radar | — | I band and K band monopulse cassegrain .[source] |
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| Optical system | — | TV (Future EO/IR)[source] |
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| 100% kill distance | — | 500 m[source] |
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| Former operator · Royal Navy | — | Royal Navy[source] |
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| Former operator · German Navy | — | German Navy[source] |
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| Role | — | short-range defence of ships[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform |
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| Reported operators | — |
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