"B-2LM" (russian: "Б-2ЛМ") is a Soviet 130 mm two-gun
naval artillery turret, based on the "
B-13" ("Б-13") gun. Production started in 1939. "B-2LM" was established on several
Soviet
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ships, including the
destroyer leader Tashkent
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. However, it had a relatively low rate of fire and had a maximum elevation of 45 degrees making it incapable of anti-aircraft fire.
General characteristics
* Maximum laying speed: vertical - 9.85 degrees per second, horizontal - 9.7 degrees per second
* Shell weight: 33.5 kg (74 lbs)
* Initial velocity of the shell: 870 m/s
* Range: 25,597 m
References
The B-13 gun on NavWeaps.com
Naval guns of the Soviet Union
130 mm artillery
Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod products
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