A-222 Bereg (artillery system)
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| A-222 | |
|---|---|
 A-222 at a military exhibition on the Kapustin Yar missile range | |
| Type | Self-propelled coastal defense gun |
| Place of origen | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1988–present |
| Used by | Russian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | TsKB MKB Titan |
| Manufacturer | PO Barrikady |
| No. built | ~36 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 43.7 t (96,000 lb) |
| Length | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Width | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Height | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Crew | 8 |
| Caliber | 130 mm (5.1 in) |
| Elevation | -5° to 50° |
| Traverse | 120° |
| Rate of fire | 12 (max) |
| Maximum firing range | 22 km (14 mi) |
Main armament | 130 mm A222 Barrikady Titan Bereg (40 rounds) |
| Engine | D12A-525A Barnaultransmash (or diesel) |
| Maximum speed | 60 km/h |
The A-222 Bereg (Russian: Берег; "Coast") is a Russian 130 mm self-propelled coastal artillery 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.[1]
In 2024, it was reported that this system would participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supporting the "Dnieper River Flotilla".[2][3]
Description
[edit]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 heavily modified AK-130 variant gun is mounted on a wheeled MAZ-543 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.
Operators
[edit]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. Later the operator was probably the 11 OBRAB.[4]
Weapon system specifications
[edit]| The main characteristics of the A-222 "Bereg" system[5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Target detection range | at least 35 km (22 mi) | ||
| Effective firing range | 22 km (14 mi) | ||
| Fire performance | Up to 12 rounds/min | ||
| Time to destroy a marine target (Destroyer-type) with 80% probability | 1–2 minutes | ||
| Target speed (max) | 100 knots (190 km/h; 120 mph) | ||
| Transfer time to firing position | 5–20 minutes | ||
| Road speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||
| Range (max) | 850 km (530 mi) | ||
| The maximum range between the command and control vehicle and the firing unit - Range - Height |
1,000 m (1,100 yd) 300 m (330 yd) | ||
| Features | CPU (command and control vehicle) | SAU (firing unit) | MOBD (combat support vehicle) |
| Weight, t | 43.7 | 43.5 | |
| Length, m | 15.2 | 13.0 | 15.936 |
| Width, m | 3.24 | 3.1 | 3.23 |
| Height, m | 4.415 | 3.9 | 4.415 |
| Armament - Caliber, mm - Traverse, ° - Elevation, ° |
none | naval gun 54,[7][8] 130 ± 120 -5...+50 |
PKT machine gun 7.62 ± 130 -8...+10 |
| Crew | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Comparable weapons
[edit]- Archer – Swedish 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
- ATMOS 2000 – Israeli 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
- 2S22 Bohdana – Ukrainian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
- CAESAR self-propelled howitzer – French 155 mm artillery
- 152mm SpGH DANA – Czechoslovak self-propelled howitzer
- G6 Rhino – South African 155 mm self-propelled artillery
- AHS Kryl – Polish 155 mm self-propelled wheeled gun-howitzer
- Nora B-52 – Serbian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
- PCL-09 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
- PCL-161 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
- PCL-181 – Chinese 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
- PLL-09 – Chinese wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family
- Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer – Japanese artillery
- 155 mm SpGH Zuzana – Slovak 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer
References
[edit]- ^ "A-222 Bereg". WeaponSystems.net. WEAPON SYSTEMS. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Dnieper River Flotilla of russia Will Get Rare A-222 Bereg Mobile Coastal Guns | Defense Express". en.defence-ua.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ office_zzam (25 March 2024). "Russia deploys A-222 Bereg self-propelled coastal howitzer in Ukraine". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Rosyjska artyleria nadbrzeżna pokazana na paradzie". defence24.pl (in Polish). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ A-222E Bereg-E and Bal-E Modern Coastal Defense Systems from Russia - Navyrecognition.com, 19 January 2017.
- ^ Russia Black Sea Fleet A-222E Bereg-E Coastal Defense Systems Conducted Live Fire Exercise Navyrecognition.com, 27 April 2017.
- ^ "A-222 Bereg". weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Bereg-E, Coastal mobile artillery system A-222E 130mm". roe.ru. «Rosoboronexport». Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
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- Video of the system in operation (YouTube)
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