The 2A42 is a gas-operated automatic gun mounted on a personnel carrier and is used against the following targets:
Max. range 8000 m All the operational procedures of the gun are performed and controlled from inside the gun’s cupola fitted on the personnel carrier. To prepare the gun for firing, it can be charged in one of the following ways:
The gun is fitted with a safety device which has two positions of “Lock” and “Fire”.
Caliber |
30 mm |
Number of Rifling Grooves |
16, Right hand |
Rate of Fire, Fast |
500-550 r/m |
Rate of Fire, Slow |
200-300 r/m |
Muzzle Velocity, With Armour-Piercing Tracer Round |
970 m/s |
Overall Length |
3030 mm |
Weight, Without Ammunition And Accessories |
115 kg |
Elevating Range |
75° |
Traversing Range |
360° |
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