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French 100 mm naval gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Sea Zenithlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Mass
Single sourceCompact version
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | French 100 mm naval gun | Sea Zenith |
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| Type | Naval gun[source] | four- barrelled 25 mm CIWS[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| In service | 1958–present[source] | — |
| Used by | France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War , Falklands War[source] |
22 tonnes (49,000 lb ) (Compact version: 19 tonnes (42,000 lb ))[source]
Mass
Single source3500 kg[source]
( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic
Single source2 ( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic[source]
Effective; 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]
Range
Single source2 km[source]
55 calibres
Single source55 calibres 5,500 mm (220 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source870 m/s (2,900 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Tonnelé[source] | Oerlikon Contraves ( Rheinmetall Air Defence since 2009)[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 | 100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )[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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| Manufacturing country | — | Switzerland[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 25x184mm cartridge[source] |
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| Control | — | The system is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by the Seaguard radar developed by Contraves[source] |
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