Anti-tank gun
The A407 100mm anti-tank gun M1977 is a Romanian rifled 100-mm anti-tank gun which serves as the main towed anti-tank gun of the Romanian Land Forces from 1975 until present. Versions of the M1977 gun were installed on main battle tanks (TR-77 and TR-85) and ship turrets on river monitors.
History
The A407 100mm anti-tank gun was the first artillery piece designed in Romania after World War II. The first variant of the gun, the M1975 (M stands for Model) had a semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge type breech lock. The second variant, M1977, had a more practical vertical sliding wedge breech block.[1]
The M1977 can be also used as a field gun at brigade level, as it has a maximum range of 20.6 kilometers. After 1992, the M1977 anti-tank guns were modernized with improved optical sights.[2] The gun can be towed with the DAC 665T truck and has a maximum road speed of 60 km/h on road and 30 km/h off-road.
Variants
- M1975 - used the horizontal sliding wedge breech lock.
- M1977 - used the vertical sliding wedge breech lock.
- M2002 - modernized version of M1977 with a FCS TAT-100.[3]
Adaptations:[4]
- A 308 - tank gun used for TR-77 and TR-85 main battle tanks.
- A 430 - 100 mm gun used for ship turrets.
Operators
See also
References
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- Citations
- ^ Stroea A., page 146
- ^ Stroea. A, page 148
- ^ ROMARM description of M2002[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stroea A., page 147
- ^ Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (1998). Iraq Country Handbook (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. A-52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ UN Disarmament Archived 2008-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Military Forces of North Korea". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "IISS Military Balance 2010". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- Bibliography
- Foss, Christopher F. (2005). Jane's Armour and Artillery 2005-2006. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2686-8.
- Stroea, Adrian; Băjenaru, Gheorghe (2010). Artileria română în date și imagini (Romanian artillery in data and images) (in Romanian). Editura Centrului Tehnic-Editorial al Armatei. ISBN 978-606-524-080-3.
External links
- Video
- Video of the M1977 firing on YouTube