The paired 25-mm artillery universal 2M3 of Soviet production has found a new life in Vietnam. Local designers of one of the research institutes working for the defense industry were able to transfer it to remote control.
"RWCS here. RWCS there. RWCS everywhere"
25mm twin autocannon 2M-3 of Vietnam People Navy undergoing testing as a remote controlled weapon station. For the occasion, the gun is set up on the carriage of an M1939 (61-K) air defense gun. pic.twitter.com/gt4PjKH3J4
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A specially designed remote control with a monitor receives information from a sighting module with a television camera, a night channel and a laser rangefinder. It is located above the guns. The operator has a joystick that allows you to aim at the detected targets.
Judging by the published photo, landfill tests are currently being conducted. The installation is mounted on a wheeled carriage of a 37-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun 61-K of the 1939 model.
As for the 2M3, it has been used on large and small amphibious ships, missile and torpedo boats, and Navy minesweepers since 1953.
The 25 mm 110PM artillery submachine guns used on the installation with a length of 1975 mm could hit the enemy at distances up to 3000 meters, including various aircraft located at altitudes of more than 2000 meters.
The weight of the shells is 281 grams. The initial velocity of the projectile is 850-900 meters per second. Rate of fire - up to 300 rounds per second.
Pointing angles: from -10 to + 85 degrees vertically and 360 degrees horizontally. The thickness of the armor screen is 4 mm. The total weight of the installation without ammunition is 1500 kg.
In Vietnam, much attention has recently been paid to the creation of robotic ground complexes capable of performing various reconnaissance and combat missions. Unmanned aerial vehicles are being produced. In 2020, a radio-controlled boat was introduced.
Alexey Moiseev