AK-100 (naval gun)

Naval anti-aircraft gun

For the gun family, see AK-100 (rifle family).

AK-100
Two 100mm (3.9-inch) dual purpose guns mounted on the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov
Type	Naval gun/Anti-Aircraft Gun ^{[citation needed ]}
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designed	1970s
Produced	1970s
Specifications
Shell weight	26.8 kilograms (59 lb)
Caliber	100 millimetres (3.9 in)
Elevation	-10 / +85 degrees
Rate of fire	60 rounds per minute

The AK-100 is a Soviet 100mm naval cannon, with a maximum rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute, firing a 26.8 kilograms (59 lb) munition in HE anti-air or HE fragmentation varieties.^[1]^[2]

Specification

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Weight: 35.5 tons
Elevation: -10 / +85 degrees
Rate of Elevation: 30 degrees per second
Traverse: 360 degrees
Traverse rate: 35 degrees per second
Recoil: 20 in (51 cm)
Rate of fire: 50 to 60 rounds per minute
Typical ammo storage: 350 rounds for a 4,000 ton class frigate^[1]

A190

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The modernized A-190E-01 naval gun, featured with a stealthy turret design.^[3]^[4]

The A190, also known as AK-190 and A-190,^[5] is a modernized lightweight version of AK-100 developed by Burevestnik Central Scientific Research Institute that first entered service in 1997.^[5] Deliveries started to the RF Navy to replace the AK-176 gun mount in 2012 and more than 30 systems with a firing range of more than 20 km were delivered as of 2020.^[6] Specifications:^[5]

Weight: 15 tons
Elevation: -15 / +85 degrees
Traverse: ± 170 degrees
Rate of fire: 80 rounds per minute
Ammo storage: 80 rounds per gun internal