The AK-726 naval gun is equipped with two 76.2mm cannons that can attack many targets at sea, on land and in the air.
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| The AK-726 naval gun is mainly equipped on Project 159A/AE anti-submarine warships in the 171st Brigade, Naval Region 2. These ships are designed for air defense, anti-surface ship (close range) missions and can shell the coast in amphibious operations to retake islands, coasts, etc. |
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| AK-726 is the name of an entire naval gun system (including many components from the gun platform to the electrical system, radar...) that can be operated completely automatically, guided by radar or operated manually (with 3-4 soldiers). This naval gun system was developed by the Soviet Union from 1954-1959, officially deployed on Soviet warships and later socialist brother countries from 1963. Photo: AK-726 naval gun on a Romanian Navy destroyer firing. |
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| It is estimated that 104 guns were produced from 1958-1964 and equipped on more than 10 classes of warships produced by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European socialist countries. Not only on small warships, the AK-726 was also used on the Soviet Union's Project 1143 Kiev aircraft carrier. Photo: AK-726 gunboat on the anti-submarine frigate 159AE of the Vietnam Navy. |
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| Each Vietnamese 159AE frigate is equipped with two AK-726 gun mounts, each weighing 821kg and with a barrel length of 4.48m. |
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| The AK-726 gunboat is equipped with a 76.2mm double barrel gun system with a life span of about 3,000-5,000 rounds per barrel (after firing that many rounds, it must be replaced). |
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| The estimated rate of fire is 45 rounds per minute per barrel – slow compared to the modern AK-176 naval gun. Because of its slow rate of fire, the AK-726 is considered incapable of intercepting anti-ship missiles. |
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| Manual barrel elevation angle -5 to +85 degrees, hydraulic -2 to +84 degrees. |
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| Soldiers are entering the AK-726 turret. |
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| The AK-726 naval gun system is operated in conjunction with the Fut-B fire control system, allowing the gun to shoot down aircraft flying at speeds of 350-650 m/s at altitudes of 500m to 6km, with a range of 18.3km. |
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| It can be used to attack targets at sea with an estimated firing range of 8.2km. |
According to Kienthuc
