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PGZ-04A
PGZ95 Self-propelled gun anti-aircraft defense system |
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The
PGZ-04A is a a self-propelled anti-aicraft gun missile system designed
and manufactured by the Chinese Defense Company Northwest Institute
of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering based at Xianyang, Shaanxi
province. The PGZ-04A is also nammed PGZ95 or Type 95. The PGZ-04A entered
in the service with the first to the Chiinese army (PLA) in the late-1990s
for the air defence role in armoured troops at brigade and regiment
level. The PGZ95 was presented for the first time to the public during
the 1999 national day military parade held in Beijing, the new version,
the PGZ-04A was showed to the public during the military parade in Beijing,
the 01 October 2009.
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| Technical
Data |
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| Armament |
The main
armament of the PGZ-04A is composed four guns of 25 mm calibre,
two coupled guns mounted to each side of the turret, each
canon has a cyclic rate of fire of 600 to 800 rounds per minute
per barrel. About 1,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition are carried,
and the empty cartridge cases are ejected outside of the turret.
The system can be reloaded via an automatic loading mechanism.
The 25 mm gun can be also used against ground targets and
would be able to destroy most light armoured fighting vehicles.
The PGZ-04A is also armed with four with four QW-2 IR-homing,
short-range surface-to-air missiles. To supplement his self-protection,
the PGZ-04A is equipped with a bank of four electrically operated
forward-firing smoke grenade launchers is mounted either side
on the lower part of the turret for self-protection.
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| Design
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hull and the turret of the PGZ-04A is made of high hardness
armor steel, which provide a protection against small arms firing
and shell splinters of the battle field. |
| Mobility |
The
PGZ-04A uses a tracked armoured chassis with six road wheels,
a drive sprocket at the front , an idler at the rear and three
return rollers on each side. The engine is located at the front
of the vehicle, with the driver sitting to the left of it. |
| Accessories |
At
the front of the turret is mounted the electro-optical tracking
equipment which consists of a TV tracking camera, and infra-red
tracking camera and a laser rangefinder. At the rear of the
top urret is mounted the CLC-1 S-band pulse-doppler search radar
which has a reported range of 11 kilometers, and is optimized
to detect low-flying targets.
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
Four
guns of 25 mm and four air defense missile QW-2
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Country
user |
China
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Company
Designer |
Northwest
Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
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Accessories |
Rangefinder,
TV tracking camera, fire control computer
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Crew |
3
soldiers |
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Armor |
Protection
against 12.7 mm calibre weapons at the front,
7.62 mm API for the sides and shell splinters
of the battlefield. |
Weight |
22,500
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Speed |
53
km/hr on road
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Range |
450
km
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Dimensions |
Lenght,
6.71 m; Width, 3.2 m; Height, 3.4 m |
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PGZ-04A PGZ 95 Self-propelled gun missile anti-aircraft air defense
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