Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm

Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm
TypeCIWS
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service2024–present
Used byBrazilian Navy[1]
Production history
Designed2021
ManufacturerRheinmetall Air Defence
Specifications
MassGun: 479 kg
Length2.89 m
Width1.91 m
Height1.28 m
Crewunmanned

Shell30×173mm
Caliber30 mm
BarrelsSingular
Elevation-25 / +60 degrees
rate: 90 degree/s
Traverse360 degrees
rate: 120 degrees per second
Rate of fireSingle shot
Burst (automatic fire): 1,100 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s)
References[2][3]

The Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm is a close-in weapon system designed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG for mounting on ships. It is based on the KCE30 30 mm revolver cannon, and was designed by a request of the German Navy. It is capable of employment of air burst ammunition (ABM). The launch customer of the system is the Brazilian Navy with the Tamandaré-class frigates.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Compra de munição para o canhão de 30 mm SeaSnake da fragata Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "SEASNAKE30" (PDF). Rheinmetall. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Rheinmetall: SeaSnake close to production". European Defence Review. 19 October 2020.