A-222E Bereg-E: Russia's 'unique' weapon can wipe out enemy landing troops

The Russian-made A-222 Bereg mobile coastal artillery complex is said to be unique, with no similar type in the world, possessing many outstanding advantages.

Mobile coastal artillery complex A-222 Bereg: The perfect piece for sea defense

The Russian-made A-222 Bereg mobile coastal artillery complex is currently in large numbers in the Coast Guard of this country.

The A-222 Bereg is said to be unique.

They can operate independently or in combination with 4K44 Redut, K-300P Bation-P, Bal-E or 4K51 Rubezh missile complexes, forming a continuous, multi-stage coastal defense fire network. many layers.

A-222 Bereg is said to be unique, there is no similar type in the world, possessing many outstanding advantages:

First, maneuver quickly. A-222 Bereg has the ability to quickly overcome complex terrain thanks to being placed on a wheeled cross-country vehicle chassis with 4 active bridges of the MAZ-543 vehicle, to reach the position of deploying the battlefield, in time. fire to destroy and suppress the enemy's sea or coastal combat forces.

The A-222 Bereg cannon can hit high-speed ships moving at a speed of up to 200 knots (360 km/h) thanks to its reconnaissance radar system, laser rangefinder, and missile control machine. digital on a command vehicle.

Second, the density of fire is large and intense. The rate of fire of a cannon is up to 12 rounds / minute, allowing the entire complex with 6 cannons to fire when firing and can simultaneously unleash a terrible fire density, up to 72 rounds / minute.

The command system firing in high noise conditions can track and calculate 4 targets and simultaneously fire 2 of them. Maximum range of 27 km. Effective combat radius 22 km.

The time to prepare a gunfire for a maneuverable target at sea is 1-2 minutes. The probability of killing the target is 0.8.

Self-propelled artillery vehicle.

The complex has 1-2 vehicles for logistics, eating, sleeping, medical first aid, and generating electricity for the complex, which is enough for 7 days with a reserve of oil to carry.

Third, fill the "dead zone". If the missile complexes "cannot" with targets at close range, the A-222 Bereg is the advantage, the last stop.

In the outer ring, if the target is far from shore, at a distance of less than 300 km, there is a combination of Bation-P (with Yakhont missile ammunition, 300km range) and Rubezh-ME (with Kh-35U missile ammunition, 260km range). .

Missile "wolf pack" from these complexes operate in a "fire and forget" method, which will find themselves at the designated target, which is the enemy's large ship, to sink them.

Even closer, at a range of less than 130 km, the targets will be taken by the Bal-E complex (with Kh-35 missile ammunition, 130km range) with a rain of missiles.

At extremely close range, under 30km, the A-222 Bereg-E self-propelled artillery complex will complete the task, the "sea ship" strategy with a series of enemy ships and speedboats will be broken.

Basic configuration of mobile coastal artillery complex A-222E Bereg-E

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Mission

The A-222E Bereg-E mobile coastal artillery complex is designed to destroy or suppress the enemy's sea or coastal combat forces, and prevent enemy ship fire from targeting combat forces. our coast in anti-landing operations, strait and coastal defense operations, as well as in the defense of shipping lanes and coastal shelters.

The complex can accurately shoot moving targets at sea and on land at speeds up to 200 knots (360km/h).

Configuration

• Command vehicle with fire control system BR-136

• 6 self-propelled artillery vehicles

• One or two combat vehicles.

Characteristics

Command vehicle:

The command vehicle is responsible for commanding fire for the whole complex, including the following equipment: a reconnaissance radar station, a television optical reconnaissance complex equipped with a laser rangefinder and a body sight. targeting, digital firing element computers, equipment for test and evaluation of gunnery results, elemental simulators for training crews, generators, combat support equipment and serve the combat crew.

The fire command system on the vehicle is capable of detecting and calculating firing elements in the environment of positive and negative interference for 4 targets, commanding a gunnery combination at the same time 2 of them.

Mobile coastal artillery complex A-222 Bereg

Self-propelled artillery vehicle

Self-propelled artillery vehicles can fire according to the command vehicle's element or fire according to the element provided by the vehicle's organic aiming system (mechanical sight, ballistic computer and laser rangefinder).

The vehicle has a semi-automatic loader for monolithic ammunition such as fragmentation ammunition with a base detonator, anti-aircraft ammunition with an explosive fuse, as well as other training and exercise ammunition.

Vehicles for combat service

Combat service vehicles provide power for command vehicles and self-propelled artillery vehicles, providing accommodation, food, sleeping, and first aid for combat crews. The power supply for the complex is taken care of by 2 diesel generators with a reserve of oil sufficient for 7 days.

The vehicles of the Bereg-E complex are all designed on the MAZ-543M 8x8 cross-country vehicle chassis.

basic technical parameter

Effective range (km): 20

Time to prepare a gunfire for a maneuverable target at sea (with a probability of destruction equal to 0.8): 1-2 minutes

Number of targets that can be fired simultaneously with any combination of gunfire: 1-2

Caliber: 130mm

Barrel length: 7020mm

Ammunition type: monolithic 130mm bullets

Fire rate: 12-14 rounds/minute

Cannon rotation angle: -120… +120 degrees

Angle: -5… +50 degrees

Test crew:

• On each self-propelled artillery vehicle: 8
• On the command vehicle: 7
• On the service car: 4

Chassis of vehicles of the complex: On the chassis of a cross-country vehicle with 4-wheel active tires.