Type 210 100 mm naval gun
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The Type 210 automatic single 100 mm naval gun
is the Chinese
modification of the Compact model of the French 100 mm naval gun
. There are at least two variants, with both sharing similar characteristics with the French weapon.
; this required significant changes to the magazine.
The weapon's maximum rate of fire for a single type of unguided round was 90 rounds per minute. The rate of fire was reduced when switching between different types of ammunition.
The Type H/PJ87 is replacing all other large calibre guns aboard frontline Chinese warships.
Naval artillery
Naval artillery, or naval riflery, is artillery mounted on a warship for use in naval warfare. Naval artillery has historically been used to engage either other ships, or targets on land; in the latter role it is currently termed naval gunfire fire support...
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modification of the Compact model of the French 100 mm naval gun
French 100 mm naval gun
Modern French 100 mm naval guns are multipurpose artillery pieces , capable of a high rate of fire. Most modern French warships are equipped with one of its versions.-History:...
. There are at least two variants, with both sharing similar characteristics with the French weapon.
Type 210
The Type 210 was developed to make the French gun suitable for Chinese deployment. The French gun was incompatible with Soviet and Chinese electronics; it was easier to make the gun compatible with these electronics, and Western electronics, than to alter the electronic suites already aboard warships. Furthermore, the Chinese added the capability to fire laser- and infrared-guided shellsPrecision-guided munition
A precision-guided munition is a guided munition intended to precisely hit a specific target, and to minimize damage to things other than the target....
; this required significant changes to the magazine.
The weapon's maximum rate of fire for a single type of unguided round was 90 rounds per minute. The rate of fire was reduced when switching between different types of ammunition.
Type H/PJ87
The Type H/PJ87 100 mm naval gun was a further development of the Type 210. The most obvious external difference was that the Type H/PJ87 was mounted in a reduced radar cross-section turret.The Type H/PJ87 is replacing all other large calibre guns aboard frontline Chinese warships.