Originally developed as the 152 mm air defense gun KS-52 in 1949, the gun had a muzzle velocity of 1030 m/s, firing a 49 kg shell at 10 rounds per minute with a travel weight of 46 tons. After inspection by the Soviet Artillery Committee (the Artkom) and the Ministry of Armaments, work on the KS-52 was halted in 1949.
Resolution No. 2966-1727 of November 26, 1951 from the Council of Ministers approved development of a "152 mm air defense gun on the basis of the KS-30", which was entrusted to OKB-8 and the Design Bureau of Plant No.172. Its head designer was Tsyrulnikov. The new gun, carrying the designation KM-52, was not fully developed until 1954. The Technical Council of the Ministry of Defense Industry inspected the gun on January 28–29, 1955.
Production work of the KM-52 and its shells were distributed to different factories; the gun itself was mainly assigned to Plant No.172 (now Motovilikha Plants), who received different gun parts from other plants, including barrels from Plant No.232 (now Obukhov State Plant), which were in turn made from technical drawings by Plant No.8, GSP-152 traverse mechanisms from TsNII-173 (headed by Monastyrsky). Plant No.710 (now the defunct Podolsk Electro-Mechanical Plant). Shells were developed in NII-24, built by Plant No.73 with casings developed by NII-147. Firing mechanisms were developed from that of the SM-27 gun.
Plant No.221 (now Titan-Barrikady) also prepared two barrels and sent them to Plant No.172 in 1955. The KM-52 underwent factory testing in December 1955, and was delivered on December 28. The KM-52's gun carriage did not differ greatly from that of the KS-30. It achieved a rate of fire of 16-17 rounds per minute and 16 units were accepted into service in 1957.
Controlled experiments with the gun in 1957 produced some results, but a Resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers in June 1958 halted development of rocket assisted projectiles for the KM-52 alongside all work on the gun.
120 mm Gun M1 - standard super-heavy anti-aircraft gun for the US Army
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defense, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, when, remove, this, me. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 152 mm air defense gun KM 52 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The 152 mm air defense gun KM 52 is a type of experimental anti aircraft artillery developed by the Experimental Design Bureau now independent as NPO Novator of Plant No 8 152 mm air defense gun KM 52Place of originUSSRProduction historyNo built16SpecificationsMass33 500 kg 73 855 lb Caliber152 4 mm 6 0 in Traverse360 Rate of fire16 17 RPM Originally developed as the 152 mm air defense gun KS 52 in 1949 the gun had a muzzle velocity of 1030 m s firing a 49 kg shell at 10 rounds per minute with a travel weight of 46 tons After inspection by the Soviet Artillery Committee the Artkom and the Ministry of Armaments work on the KS 52 was halted in 1949 Resolution No 2966 1727 of November 26 1951 from the Council of Ministers approved development of a 152 mm air defense gun on the basis of the KS 30 which was entrusted to OKB 8 and the Design Bureau of Plant No 172 Its head designer was Tsyrulnikov The new gun carrying the designation KM 52 was not fully developed until 1954 The Technical Council of the Ministry of Defense Industry inspected the gun on January 28 29 1955 Production work of the KM 52 and its shells were distributed to different factories the gun itself was mainly assigned to Plant No 172 now Motovilikha Plants who received different gun parts from other plants including barrels from Plant No 232 now Obukhov State Plant which were in turn made from technical drawings by Plant No 8 GSP 152 traverse mechanisms from TsNII 173 headed by Monastyrsky Plant No 710 now the defunct Podolsk Electro Mechanical Plant Shells were developed in NII 24 built by Plant No 73 with casings developed by NII 147 Firing mechanisms were developed from that of the SM 27 gun Plant No 221 now Titan Barrikady also prepared two barrels and sent them to Plant No 172 in 1955 The KM 52 underwent factory testing in December 1955 and was delivered on December 28 The KM 52 s gun carriage did not differ greatly from that of the KS 30 It achieved a rate of fire of 16 17 rounds per minute and 16 units were accepted into service in 1957 Controlled experiments with the gun in 1957 produced some results but a Resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers in June 1958 halted development of rocket assisted projectiles for the KM 52 alongside all work on the gun See also edit100 mm air defense gun KS 19 contemporary and complementary weapons system 85 mm air defense gun M1939 52 K previous generation Soviet AA gun much more known 130 mm air defense gun KS 30 130 mm anti aircraft gun from which the KM 52 was developed 120 mm Gun M1 standard super heavy anti aircraft gun for the US ArmyReferences editExternal links editPart 2 of Post WWII Soviet Air Defense Artillery in Russian Archived 2016 12 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 152 mm air defense gun KM 52 amp oldid 1218953329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
