The A-222 Bereg (russian: Берег; "Coast") is a Russian 130 mm self-propelled
coastal artillery
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gun, which was developed in the 1980s (entering service in 1988) and was first shown to the public in 1993 at an arms fair in
Abu Dhabi.
The Bereg artillery system consists of one command and control vehicle (CPU), a combat support vehicle (MOBD) and up to six weapon systems (SAU). All of them are mounted on 8×8 wheeled trucks. The
AK-130
The AK-130 is a Russian designed automatic dual barrel naval cannon with a caliber of , capable of firing 10-40 rounds per minute (per gun barrel).
History
The design of the cannon began in June 1976 in KB Arsenal. A first single-barrel canno ...
gun is mounted on a wheeled
MAZ-543
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8×8 vehicle and was designed to engage surface ships and fast attack boats as well as ground targets. It is capable of engaging targets within 1–2 minutes and can fire up to 12 shots per minute.
As of 2003, the only operator of the system was the 40th BRAP at the
Russian Navy base in
Novorossiysk, part of the
Black Sea Fleet.
Weapon system specifications
Comparable weapons
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Archer
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ATMOS 2000
ATMOS (Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System) is a 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun system manufactured by Israeli military manufacturer Soltam Systems.
The system is long range, fast moving, truck mounted with high firepower and mobili ...
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2S22 Bohdana
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CAESAR
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DANA
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G6 Rhino
The G6, sometimes denoted as the G6 ''Rhino'', is a South African mine-protected self-propelled howitzer. It was developed as a turreted, self-propelled variant of the G5 howitzer series, mating the gun to a six-wheeled armoured chassis. Desi ...
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AHS Kryl
The AHS Kryl is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled wheeled howitzer (or more precisely a gun-howitzer) designed in Poland by Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej Huta Stalowa Wola. It is a licensed copy of the Israeli ATMOS 2000 52-caliber gun m ...
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Nora B-52
The Nora B-52 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Military Technical Institute and manufactured by Yugoimport SDPR in Velika Plana, Serbia.
History
The first self-propelled Nora B (developed on the basis of Nora C) was designed ...
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PCL-09
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PCL-161
The PCL-161 is a truck-mounted 122 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
Development
The PCL-161 was first unveiled while doing exercises in Tibet Autonomous Region in October 2020. It is speculate ...
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PCL-181
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PLL-09
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Type 19
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ZUZANA
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References
External links
Video of the system in operation(YouTube)
130 mm artillery
Coastal artillery
Military vehicles introduced in the 1980s
Self-propelled artillery of Russia
Wheeled self-propelled howitzers
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