Type 730 CIWS

Type 730 CIWS
Type 730 CIWS
	Type 730 CIWS on board Chinese destroyer Changchun (150)
Type	Close-in weapon system
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	2003–present
Used by	See operators
Production history
Designer	713th Research Institute
Produced	2003–present
Specifications
Crew	Automated, with human oversight
Shell	HEI-Frag, Frag-T, APFSDS
Caliber	30×165mm AO-18
Barrels	7-barrel (Type 730); 11-barrel (Type 1130)
Elevation	+85° ... -25°
Rate of fire	5,800 rounds/minute (Type 730); 10,000 rounds/minute (Type 1130)
Muzzle velocity	1,000–1,150 m/s (3,300–3,800 ft/s)
Effective firing range	3–4 km (1.9–2.5 mi) (aerial) ; 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) (maritime)
Maximum firing range	5 km (3.1 mi)
Feed system	Type 730: One ammunition boxes, holding 1280 rounds Type 730B/C, LD-2000: Two ammunition boxes, each holding 500 rounds (total 1000 rounds) Type 1130: Two ammunition boxes, each holding 1280 rounds (total 2560 rounds)
Main; armament	1×30 mm H/PJ-12 or H/PJ-11 Gatling gun
Guidance; system	TR47C J-band radar; OFC-3 electro-optical fire control system

The Type 730 is a Chinese seven-barrelled 30 mm Gatling gun/rotary cannon CIWS. It has a PLA Navy designation H/PJ12. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar, and electro-optical tracking systems. The maximum rate of fire is 5800 rd/m, and the effective range is up to 3 km.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "CIWS: The Last Ditch Defense" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
^ "Chinese Navy Liaoning Aircraft Carrier's H/PJ-14 (Type 1130), new generation CIWS". Navy Recognition. March 21, 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[ciws-1] "CIWS: The Last Ditch Defense" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[Type1130-2] "Chinese Navy Liaoning Aircraft Carrier's H/PJ-14 (Type 1130), new generation CIWS". Navy Recognition. March 21, 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

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