Designation:

Type 59

Info
Manufacturer: NORINCO - China North Industries Group Corporation - CNGC  
Product type: Weapons & Weapon Systems  
Name: Anti-aircraft system  

The Type 59 single-100mm anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) gun is a Chinese copy of the Soviet KS-19, which was originally introduced in the late 1940s as the replacement for the wartime 85mm AAA guns. Although the KS-19 has already been replaced by the surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in the Soviet Army since the 1980s, the Type 59 is still held in some AAA units in the PLA Air Force to provide medium-range air defence for high-value targets. The weapon is likely to be replaced by the SAM systems in the future.

The Type 59 has a semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge breechblock, a power rammer, an automatic fuse setter, and is fitted with a long multi-baffle muzzle brake. The anti-aircraft fire-control system includes a Type 59-01 director (maximum detection range 31.62km) and a Miao-5 fire control radar (maximum range 80km against airborne targets). The weapon can also be used against ground targets such as tanks, armoured vehicles, fortifications, bunkers and surface ships.

Specifications:
Property Value
Crew
15
Weight (kg)
11000
Length (mm)
9300
Width (mm)
2320
Height (mm)
2200
Main weapon caliber (mm)
100
Rate of fire (rds/min)
10
Traverse arc (degree)
360
Elevation (degree)
89
Depression (degree)
-3
Firing range (m)
4000




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