OSU-35K | |
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Type | close-in weapon system |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
In service | 2022-present |
Used by | Polish Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Military University of Technology |
Designed | 2012 |
Manufacturer | PIT-Radwar |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3300 kg (without ammunition) |
Length | 4.85 m |
Height |
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Crew | Unmanned |
Shell | |
Caliber | 35×228mm |
Barrels | 1 |
Action | Gas-operated |
Elevation | −10° / +85° |
Traverse | 360° (unlimited) |
Rate of fire | 550 rpm |
Effective firing range | 3000-5000 m |
Feed system | Dual feed, 2×100 rounds belt |
The OSU-35K (Polish: Okrętowy System Uzbrojenia 35 mm - 35 mm Naval Weapon System) is a Polish naval remote weapon station and a close-in weapon system manufactured by PIT-Radwar. Armed with a 35 mm Oerlikon KDA autocannon, it is meant to defend surface combatants against various types of maneuvering aerial targets such as anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, conventional and rotary-wing aircraft, It can also engage surface and coastal targets.[1] It is in service with the Polish Navy on the Kormoran II-class (Project 258) minehunters and is planned to equip the Wicher-class (Project 106) frigates.[2]