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Artemis 30

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Type
  
Anti-aircraft system

Used by
  
Greece

Designed
  
1982

Place of origin
  
Greece

Designer
  
Anastasios Georgiou

Manufacturer
  
Hellenic Arms Industry

The Artemis 30 is an anti-aircraft gun system originally developed in 1982 and produced by the Hellenic Arms designed by Anastasios Georgiou (EBO) and Athanassios Calligeris Designer lots parts of twin barrels for use by the Greek armed forces (Hellenic Army) in the Aegean sea. The system is named after the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis.

Contents

The Artemis 30 consists of twin 30 mm Mauser MK30 Model F autocannons connected to a large central drum mounted on a four-wheeled towed carriage. A total of 500 rounds are carried ready to use in the mount. normally deployed in 6 twin mounts per battery, and has a maximum range of 8,400 metres and a firing rate of 800 rounds per minute per barrel.

Users

  •  Greece: In limited service.

    • Possible future operators

  •  India: The Artemis 30 is one of the candidates for replacing India's 800 ZU-23-2 23mm anti-aircraft guns.

    • References

    Artemis 30 Wikipedia
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