A-222 Bereg (130mm Coastal Defense Gun)

History of the A-222 Bereg (130mm Coastal Defense Gun)

The A-222 "Bereg" originated from late Cold War development work and did not officially debut until 1993 at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Its battlefield sight is a "coastal gun" deploying a powerful 130mm AK-130 cannon system on the 8x8 chassis of the MAZ-543 series heavy trucks.

The A-222 is now produced in limited quantities and is only in service with the Russian army, limited to the Novorossiysk naval base in the Black Sea.

The vehicle weighs 96,000 pounds and measures 43 feet in overall length, 10 feet in width, and 13 feet in height. His operations team consists of eight people. The gun mount allows an elevation range of -5 to +50 degrees with 120 degrees of traverse on either side of the centerline.

The weapon has a range of up to 14 miles and can fire a variety of ammunition at 12 rounds per minute to meet battlefield demands. The carrier package's 8x8 wheel configuration provides road speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, as well as some off-road capability.

The A-222 Bereg is part of a complete system that includes a command and control (C2) vehicle, a combat support vehicle (CSV) and up to six gun mounts. As a coastal defense weapon, it was tasked with countering approaching enemy ships from a distance.

Its firepower can also target land-based targets.

His introduction to Russian service is interesting, especially at a time when missiles dominate the battlefield and conventional-minded coastal defense weapons are not part of the main army's front-line stockpiles.

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