Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30
TypeRotary cannon
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1975–present
Production history
DesignerKBP
ManufacturerKBP
Specifications
Mass149 kg (328 lb)
Projectile: 390 g (13¾ oz)
Length2,040 millimetres (6.69 ft)

Shell30×165mm
Caliber30 mm (1.18 in)
Barrels6
ActionGas actuated, electrically fired
Rate of fire4,000–6,000 rounds/min[1]
Muzzle velocity845 m/s (2,770 ft/s)[citation needed]

The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 (Russian: Грязев-Шипунов ГШ-6-30)[2] is a Russian 30 mm rotary cannon aircraft-mounted and naval autocannon used by Soviet and later CIS military aircraft. The GSh-6-30 fires a 30×165mm, 390 g (13+34 oz) projectile.[3]

  1. ^ "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - GSh-6-30". Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ "Born in the USSR: Russia's most vicious Soviet mini-artillery guns - Russia Beyond". 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30: A Destructive Force". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)