H/PJ-38 naval gun mounted on Type 055 destroyer

The H/PJ-38 is a single-barreled 130mm naval gun employed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. This naval gun, which was designed in 2005, was first installed on the Type 052D destroyer.[1][2] The H/PJ-38 is the name given to this firearm in English and Japanese literature. This weapon's official designation, according to Taiwanese military journalist Lu Yi, is H/PJ-45.[1]

Design

The H/PJ-38 was designed by the Zhengzhou Mechanical-Electrical Engineering Research Institute, also known as the 713th Research Institute of the 7th Academy) through reverse engineering of the Soviet AK-130 twin 130mm naval gun. The H/PJ-38 was manufactured by the Inner Mongolia Second Machinery Manufacturing Factory.[3]

Chen Dingfeng was the general designer of the H/PJ-38. Dingfeng was also the general designer for the Type 79 100 mm naval gun, the Type 210 100 mm naval gun, and the H/PJ26 76mm naval gun. The Chinese navy was unsatisfied and did not let the AK-130 counterpart go into production, despite all performance parameters being met.[4] The Chinese Navy determined the AK-130 to be out-of-date,[2] which led to the creation of the H/PJ38 program in 2005.[5]

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References

  1. 1 2 Lu Yi (December 2018). "Shipboard Air Defense Systems of the World: China". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (889): 98–101. NAID 40021712982.
  2. 1 2 "网传国产新款大型驱逐舰开建 130毫米单管舰炮曝光". slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn.
  3. ↑ "H/PJ38".
  4. ↑ Team, Discuz! Team and Comsenz UI. "提示信息 - 江阴论坛 -". bbs.jysq.net.
  5. ↑ "网传国产新款大型驱逐舰开建 130毫米单管舰炮曝光_高清图集_新浪网". slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
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