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° |
Pistol (KAVEH 7 , 9 & KAVEH REVOLVER)
Pistol (AUGER & SAED)
Nonlethal Laser Weapons
T9 Sub-Machine Gun
MAHER Shotgun
G3 Automatic Rifle
Individual Assault Rifle (MASAF)
7.62 mm (KL103 Assault Rifle)
KL-7.62 mm Assault Rifle
7.62 mm Sniper LS2(MERSAD)
7.62 mm Sniper (SVD)
12.7×108 mm Sniper (NASR)
12.7×99 mm Sniper (HOVEYZEH)
12.7×99 mm Sniper (AM-50)
KAMIN 20 mm gun
BAHER 23 mm gun
7.62×54 mm (PKM)
7.62×54 mm (PKT)
12.7 mm Automatic Gun NSVP
12.7 mm Machine Gun
12.7 mm Machine Gun (W85)
12.7 mm (ARIO-H762)
12.7 mm Four-Barrel Gatling Gun
14.5 mm Single Barrel gun
20 mm Gatling Gun M197 (Vulcan)
FATH 30 mm
30 mm (KAMAND)
40 mm Automatic Naval Gun-Bofors
76 mm (FAJR 27)
38 mm Anti-Riot Grenade Launcher
40 mm Hand-held Revolver Grenade Launcher
40 mm (Multiple, Low Velocity Grenade Launcher)
30 mm (Grenade Launcher “k30”)
40 mm grenade machine gun (GMG)
RPG-7V & RPG-7 V2 (40 mm)
RPG-29V (105 mm)
SPG-9 Anti-Tank Recoilless gun
106 mm Recoilless Rifle
60 mm Mortar
60 mm Commando Mortar
Hadid Mortar
81 mm Automatic Mortar System
160 mm Mortar Launcher
23 mm Twin Barrel
23 mm Single Barrel
Single 23 mm Self-Propelled Motorized gun
23 mm Naval gun (HAFIZ)
SAMAVAT 35 mm Air Defence System
MESBAH-Air Defence System
MESBAH 1- Air Defence System
100 mm Anti-Aircraft gun (SA’EER)
Howitzer Guns
122 MM Gvozdika Gun HM51
125 mm Cannon gun 2A46M
155 mm Cannon gun M109
Technical Specifications of Gun Barrels
107 mm Double and Single Barrel Commando Rocket Launcher
107 MM 12 Barrel Rocket Launcher
107 mm 11-Barrel Naval Rocket Launcher with Fire Drive System (FDS)
107 mm 11-Barrel Naval Rocket Launcher with Fire Control System (FCS)
107 mm 19-Barrel Naval Rocket Launcher with Fire Drive System (FDS)
107 mm 6-Barrel Side-Mounted Naval Rocket Launcher
122 mm Rocket Launcher (Single & 4-Tube)
122 mm Rocket Launcher (8-Tube)
122 mm Naval Rocket Launcher (16-Tube)
122 mm Rocket Launcher (24-Tube)
122 mm Rocket Launcher (40-Tube)
240 mm Naval Rocket Launcher (8-Tube)
Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System
Anti-Mine Wedge Shoes
Spider Anti-Mine Shoes
Combat Helmet
Individual Trench
VIP Anti-Bullet Vest
Anti-Bullet Vest
Anti Riot Clothing