Type 59 130mm cannon, this cannon has left a strong mark on China's military history. In 1959, the 127 Factory of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry of China, with its excellent imitation ability, successfully transformed the former Soviet Union's M-46 cannon into a Type 59 130mm cannon with Chinese characteristics.
A gun with a caliber of 130 mm, on the march, its full weight reached 845 tons. However, once in combat, its full weight is reduced to 77 tons. The dimensions of this gun were also considerable, and its length on the march reached 1173 meters with a width of 245 meters with a height of 255 meters. In addition, the height of the line of fire is 138 meters, the length of the body tube is 685 meters.
The muzzle velocity of this gun reaches an astonishing 930 meters per second, which means that it can reach its target in a very short time. The effective firing range is 274 km, and the maximum range can reach 29150 km. In terms of maximum rate of fire, it can fire continuously at a rate of 7-8 rounds.
In terms of firing angles, this gun has a range of -2 high and low fire5 degrees +45 degrees, and the directional firing range can reach 25 degrees to the left and right. This means that it can cope with threats from all directions, as well as shoot at different heights and angles.
Finally, this gun requires 9 crew members to operate and maintain. These personnel need to have a high degree of professional knowledge and skills to ensure that the artillery is able to perform at its maximum effectiveness.
The full weight of this cannon reached 85 tons, it requires the tacit cooperation of 8 artillery squad personnel to operate smoothly. Its great power, thanks to its 130 mm caliber, gives it an incomparable advantage on the battlefield. In terms of rate of fire, the Type 59 130-mm cannon could fire 6-8 shells per minute, providing the troops with strong fire support.
In terms of mobility, the Type 59 130mm cannon was towed by a six-wheeled truck, which made its deployment and transfer on the battlefield very rapid and flexible. And the maximum range reaches 27 km, which undoubtedly further enhances its strategic value on the battlefield.
The successful development of the Type 59 130mm cannon not only enhances the strength of our equipment, but also demonstrates China's independent research and development capabilities in the field of military technology.
The design of the gun is ingenious, with a single-barrel barrel and a perforated brake, which effectively reduces recoil and improves shooting accuracy. The manual wedge bolt made the reloading process easier, while the variable recoil and the liquid-pneumatic reentry further improved the stability and accuracy of the gun. These two mechanisms are arranged on the gun body and the lower part respectively, and both are in the form of rod recoil, which further optimizes the structural design of the gun.
The gun carriage of the gun is composed of a cradle, an upper frame, a lower frame, a large frame and an anti-shield, and the large frame is equipped with a gun body pusher, so that the gun can be easily pulled behind when marching, which greatly shortens the marching length of the gun and improves mobility. The aiming part is the perfect combination of the direction machine, the high and low machine, the balancing machine and the aiming device. The high and low machine adopts a single-tooth arc outward meshing design, the balancing machine is an air pressure type, and the aiming device includes a sight, a circumferential sight, a direct sight and an illuminator.
Full weight 8The 5-ton gun was operated by a nine-man gun squad and towed on a six-wheeled truck. Its rate of fire is up to 6 to 8 rounds per minute, and the maximum range is 27 km. This artillery combined the artillery mount and structural design of the 122-mm cannon and the 152-mm howitzer, which made it possible to reduce the overall weight of the Type 59 by 21 ton, the rate of fire was increased to 8-10 rounds per minute, designated Type 59-1.
In the 1979 self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the Type 59-1 gun showed superior performance. Its fierce firepower, long range, high accuracy of hitting, and reliable use were highly praised by the officers and men participating in the battle. After entering the 80s, our army developed a variety of new types of ammunition for the 130 mm cannon, such as bottom row shells, bottom concave bombs, and submunitions, and the maximum firing range was increased to 38 kilometers, which further improved its combat effectiveness.