China has presented an innovative weapons system of ‘walking’ Equipped with a cannon for 16 tubes, the first of its class in the world. According to the Chinese state medium Global Times, it has the objective of improving China’s ability to fight against dwarfs and missiles, among other threats, and is called Andanada weapon Drones antienjambres and antimiles.
Yu Binchief designer of the system, he explained in an interview with Modern Weaponry magazine, in whose April issue this system has been presented, that the weapon triggers a ‘barrage’, which is equivalent To launch a ‘ammunition wall’. This technique allows to cover all the positions of the incoming objectives and also concentrate the fire at a specific point to intercept them with precision.
BIN points out that conventional air defense cannons use the principle of ‘point to point’ —Det a specific objective and shoot directly to him – while the new system uses the concept of ‘flat to point’. That is, when multiple cannons shoot simultaneously To increase fire density and impact probability, covering a wide plane of airspace.
A monstrous cannon that is 16
This short -range air defense system with 16 cannons, on which Bin states that there is no other similar in the world, Spears a ‘unique’ ammunitionof which no more details have been facilitated, and it is The first specifically designed to intercept drone swarms.
According to Global Times, the system stands out for its recharge speed, high fire density, ability to modulate the size of the barrage, great destructive power and can accompany the troops in combat.
The current anti -aircraft systems have difficulty facing drone swarms, since They are not so effective against saturation attacks and its use against unmanned air systems, which can become very economical, It is not profitable. According to Yu, The new system solves these problems.
The Andanada weapons system has made multiple demonstrations against swwings from UAV and the results show that You can knock down all small drones with a single bombardmentsays Yu. You can also intercept fast weapons thrown from the air like Missiles, rockets, mortars and artillery projectiles.
Although it is mainly designed to face aerial threats -including airplanes, helicopters and cruise missiles -the system can also Attack terrestrial or naval objectives when necessary.
The chief designer adds that the system is modular and It can be installed in trucks, armored vehicles or war ships.
The military expert Fu qianhao He has declared to the Chinese environment that this new weapon will be effective and profitable against dwelling and missile swarms, and that it is attractive for both internal and international marketgiven the growing threat that drones represent.