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KS-19

KS-19 100mm towed anti-aircraft gun

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Description

The KS-19 of 100mm caliber is a Russian-made towed anti-aicraft gun which was introduced in the late 1940s to replace the old M1939 and M1944 anti-aircraft guns. The KS-19 can also be used in a ground support role with a maximum range of 21 km. The KS-19 crew consists of 15 military personnel which includes gunnery specialists, traverse/elevation personnel, ammunition handlers, and setup/take down the crew.

Variants

- KS-19M2: can be used for the ground support role.
- Type 59: Chinese variant of the KS-19 100mm
- Sa'eer: Iranian upgrade of the basic variant of KS-19

Technical Data

Armament

The KS-19 uses a single-barrel 100mm cannon. The KS-19 has a semiautomatic horizontal sliding wedge breechblock, a power rammer, an automatic fuze setter, and is fitted with a long multi-baffle muzzle brake. The Type KS-19 100mm has a semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge breechblock, a power rammer, an automatic fuse setter, and is fitted with a long multi-baffle muzzle brake. In the firing position, the wheels are raised off the ground and the carriage is supported on four screw jacks, one at each end of the carriage and on either side on outriggers. The KS-19 100mm can fire a full range of ammunition as AP-T (Armor-Piercing Tracer), APC-T (Armor-Piercing Capped Tracer), HE (High-Explosive), HE-FRAG (High-Explosive FRAGmentation) and FRAG (FRAGmentation).

Design

The system consisted of several major components making up the overall weapon which included the barrel, gun mount, platform, and transport carriage. The KS-19 100 mm gun is mounted on a four-wheeled carriage with two-axle. When traveling, the mount is traversed to the rear and the 100-mm ordnance is held in position by a traveling lock at the rear of the carriage. An armor shield is mounted at the front of each side of the gun.

Mobility

The KS-19 100mm anti-aircraft gun is towed most of the time by a military truck or light tactical vehicle. In the Russian army, the KS-19 was also towed by the tracked artillery vehicle AT-S or AT-T. In the traveling position, the mount is traversed to the rear, and the 100-mm ordnance is held in position by a traveling lock at the rear of the carriage.

Operations

The KS-19 100mm anti-aircraft gun has an effective range of 13,700 m. The KS-19 has on-carriage fire-control equipment but is used normally with the PUAZO-6/19 director and the SON-9/SON-9A (NATO codename `Fire Can' and operated in the A/B-band) fire-control radar.

Specifications

Armament

One 100mm gun

Country users

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Guinea, Iraq, North Korea, Mauritania, Morocco, Romania, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam.

Designer Country

Russia

Accessories

Fire control

Crew

15
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Mobility

50 km/h maximum towed speed by truck

Weight

9,550 kg

Ammunitions

AP-T (Armor-Piercing Tracer), APC-T (Armor-Piercing Capped Tracer), HE (High-Explosive), HE-FRAG (High-Explosive FRAGmentation), and FRAG (FRAGmentation).

Rate of fire

15 rds/min

Range

15,000 m vertical and 21,000 m horizontal

Traverse - elevation

Traverse: 360°
Elevation: +85°/-3°

Dimensions (travelling)

Length, 9.45 m; Width, 2.35 m; Height, 2.20 m

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