AK-726 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1964–present |
Production history | |
Designer | TsKB-7 (Leningrad) |
Designed | 1958 |
Produced | 1962 to 1987–1988 |
Specifications | |
Mass | about 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons) |
Barrel length | 59 calibers |
Crew | 9 |
Shell weight | 5.9 kg (13 lb) |
Caliber | 76.2 mm (3 in) |
Barrels | 2 |
Breech | Sliding wedge |
Elevation | −10° to +85° |
Rate of fire | 2 × 40–45 RPM |
Muzzle velocity | 980 m/s (3,200 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | Horizontal: to 15,700 m (17,200 yd) Vertical: 11,000 m (36,000 ft) to self-destruct |
The AK-726 (abbr. of артиллерийский комплекс) is a twin 76-millimeter (3 in) naval gun, which was developed in the Soviet Union and is still in service in various navies.[1]