The Type 59 57mm anti-aircraft gun, which once stood tall on the defense line of the motherland, is an imitation of the former Soviet C-60 57mm anti-aircraft gun. Since its birth, it has shouldered the sacred mission of guarding the blue sky and made great achievements for the peace of the motherland. This anti-aircraft gun was finalized in 1965 and put into mass production, and its appearance greatly enhanced the strength of China's air defense forces.
On the march, the Type 59 57-mm anti-aircraft guns had a width and height of 2070 mm and 2460 mm, respectively. The height of the line of fire of this gun was between 1080 and 1100 mm, the length of the barrel was 4368 mm, and the length of the barrel was 4110 mm. During the shooting, the recoil length was between 315 and 370 millimeters. The weight of the full bomb reached 647 kg, muzzle velocity of 1000 meters per second. The maximum firing range can reach 12000 meters, while the maximum firing height can reach 8800 meters. The effective shooting height is 5000 meters. The high and low firing boundaries are between -5 and 87 degrees, and the directional firing boundaries are 360 degrees. Finally, this artillery requires 8 artillery squad personnel to operate.
The design of this gun is quite advanced, using a variety of modern technologies. Its barrel is monotube, which ensures stability and accuracy of shooting. The bolt adopts a longitudinal rotary locking type, which can better seal the gun chamber when firing and improve the reliability of shooting.
In addition, the gun is equipped with a hydraulic throttle lever brake, which effectively reduces recoil and makes the gunner more comfortable when firing. At the same time, the spring-loaded retractor also provided the gunner with a better shooting experience, ensuring the gun's quick response and accuracy.
Most notably, the gun is also equipped with an impact muzzle brake, which reduces the recoil of the muzzle when firing, further improving the gun's firing accuracy.
In terms of automatic reloading of the gun, the gun uses the recoil energy of the gun to complete the actions of opening the latch, drawing the barrel, pressing the bomb, and closing the latch. This design significantly simplified the loading process and increased the rate of fire of the gun.
In the design of the gun carriage, the gun adopts a rectangular cross-section beam with variable cross-section, which makes the gun carriage more stable in driving. The combination of the front and rear hulls, the marching combat converter and the hand brake device makes the transition between the mobile and combat states of the gun more convenient and quick. The screw-type hand-crank jack installed at each end of the cross beam is used to level the gun body when the gun is placed in the column, ensuring the shooting accuracy of the gun.
The gun is equipped with an advanced Type 6 commander and Type 9 radar, which can automatically complete the aiming tasks of air and ground. In addition, it is equipped with an automatic E-18 vector sight, which makes the gun more flexible when fighting different targets. The gun is capable of all-weather combat and maintains excellent performance both day and night. It provides automatic, semi-automatic, hand-cranked needle pairing, and manual aiming methods, so that the operator can choose the most suitable aiming method according to different combat environments and targets.
The degree of automation of such artillery is very high, which significantly reduces the intensity of work of the operator. At the same time, its powerful sighting system and a variety of aiming methods allow the gun to have extremely high accuracy and stability when firing. Whether used for defense or offense, this artillery is capable of making a huge difference.
In addition, the gun has good mobility and can be quickly deployed to different battlefields. Its powerful firepower and accuracy make it one of the indispensable and important in modern warfare. Whether used in ground or air combat, this artillery can play a huge role and provide strong support for the army's victory.
The Type 59 57mm anti-aircraft gun is a highly efficient air defense gun developed by China, and it has become a powerful all-weather operation under the combined use of radar, command instrument and power station. This anti-aircraft gun can not only deal with medium and low-altitude targets, but can also be equipped with the territorial air defense force and the army antiaircraft artillery units to enhance China's air defense capability.
The gun was skillfully operated by eight gunners, who worked closely together to ensure accurate and rapid fire. It uses tracer anti-personnel grenades and tracer cap-piercing shells, and can even deal with medium- and low-altitude threats within 6,000 meters at an oblique distance of less than 350 meters per second for air targets with a speed of less than 350 meters per second. If necessary, it can also carry out effective fire at ground or water targets, demonstrating the ability of multi-purpose operations.
The appearance of the Type 59 57-mm anti-aircraft gun has undoubtedly strengthened China's air defense system and made the air threat unconcealed. Its joint use with radar, command instruments, and power stations has further highlighted China's advanced nature in the field of military technology. The powerful combat capability of this anti-aircraft gun undoubtedly provides a solid guarantee for the security of our country's homeland, although today this artillery has long been eliminated and retired by the army, but the credit of this old hero will never be forgotten by the republic.