{"id":8687,"date":"2021-09-28T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=8687"},"modified":"2021-09-28T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:09:30","slug":"china-presenta-su-nuevo-sistema-de-defensa-aerea-cercana-ciw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=8687","title":{"rendered":"China presenta su nuevo sistema de defensa a\u00e9rea cercana (CIW)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Una nueva versi\u00f3n de Sistema\u00a0 de Defensa A\u00e9rea cercana del tipo \u201cClose \u2013 in \u2013 Weapon\u201d (CIW), ha sido presentada por su desarrollador y fabricante, la empresa estatal NORINCO (China). Consiste en un ca\u00f1\u00f3n de 11 tubos rotativos (Tipo Gattling), accionados el\u00e9ctricamente y que disparan proyectiles de 30mm, a una cadencia de miles de disparos por minuto. Su devastador efecto, lo hace especialmente apto para destruir aeronaves volando a baja cota, UAS \u00a0e incluso misiles de crucero, misiones normalmente asignadas a sistemas C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar).<\/p>\n

\n

China has unveiled a new 11-barrel version of its ground-based 30mm air-defense system, with a trailer-mounted adaptation seemingly optimized for the point-defense of key installations. The new weapon, and its seven-barrel predecessor, are both based on existing\u00a0shipborne anti-aircraft artillery systems<\/a>. Although the exact capabilities of the new weapon are unconfirmed, the 11-barrel mobile Gatling-style cannon would be effective against low-flying helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and cruise missiles, as well as offering a powerful counter to the growing threat\u00a0posed by small drones<\/a>. Furthermore, it could even fulfill a role similar to the\u00a0U.S.-developed Centurion<\/a>\u00a0Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) system.<\/p>\n

Video footage of the trailer-mounted gun appeared in the run-up to\u00a0Airshow China<\/a>\u00a0in the southern city of Zhuhai, which formally opens tomorrow and runs until October 3. The system has been developed by the NORINCO Group, a Chinese state-owned defense corporation that produces a wide array of artillery and small arms, as well as various\u00a0types of munitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The new ground-based system, the designation of which is not currently known, has been developed from the Type 1130 shipborne anti-aircraft artillery mounting, itself apparently inspired by the Dutch\u00a0Goalkeeper<\/a>\u00a0close-in weapon system (CIWS, pronounced \u201csea-whizz\u201d), which uses the same size ammunition as the\u00a0A-10 Warthog’s GAU-8 Avenger cannon<\/a>. The Type 1130 is one of several types of gun-based naval CIWS developed by China. Others include the smaller Type 730 that features a seven-barrel 30mm cannon as well as an enormous 20-barrel weapon that\u00a0appeared earlier this year<\/a>\u00a0and which is apparently still in the developmental phase.<\/p>\n

\"\"
An example of the Type 1130 CIWS aboard the Chinese frigate Wuhu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Type 1130 was first seen on\u00a0China\u2019s first aircraft carrier<\/a>, the\u00a0Liaoning<\/em>, and has also been installed on other Chinese warships, providing a last line of defense, primarily against incoming anti-ship missiles. These same capabilities lend the Type 1130 gun to various land-based roles, too.<\/p>\n

The previous seven-barrel Type 730 has also been adapted as a truck-mounted version, known as the LD-2000, another NORINCO product. Primarily intended to destroy cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, the LD-2000 is fielded by the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) as the last line of defense for key installations, such as command posts and radar sites. Some versions of the system also add six TY-90 infrared-guided missiles to provide another means of prosecuting aerial targets. A fire-control radar and electro-optical sensor are included on the truck, which can operate independently or as part of a group.<\/p>\n

\"\"
The LD-2000 ground-based air defense system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Type 730 weapon used in the LD-2000 has a reported rate of fire of around 4,000 rounds per minute and a maximum range of about 1.8 miles, although targets are more likely to be engaged at between 0.6 miles and 1 mile.<\/p>\n

In comparison, the 11-barrel Type 1130 offers a similar engagement range but is credited with a rate of fire of 10,000 rounds per minute, according to local media accounts, meaning it should provide a significantly greater destructive effect or better sustained fire.<\/p>\n