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Type 95 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery
The Type 95 (also known as PGZ-95) is the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery (SPAAA) system designed to provide tactical field air defence in an army brigade/regiment. A small number has been in service since the mid-1990s, with production continues into the 21st century.
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PROGRAMME
The Type 95 (originally known as Type 90-II or Type 90-III in development stage) is an advanced SPAAA system that entered service with the PLA in the mid-1990s. The development of the Type 95 may have benefited from the Italian SIDAM-25 technology. The SIDAM-25 is fitted with four Oerlikon Contraves 25mm KBA cannons. China is believed to have obtained at least one SIDAM-25 turret in the 1980s. The PLA is also equipped with the towed Type 87 twin-25mm AAA, which has a similar cannon barrel design to the Type 95.
The Type 95 was first revealed to the public during the national day military parade held in Beijing late in 1999. The system might have entered service with the PLA ground forces few years earlier. It is not known exactly how many examples have been delivered, but the system has frequently appeared in the photos of PLA exercises since then. The production of the Type 95 may have continued at a slow pace. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) is also prompting the Type 95 for export market.
Compared with previous SPAAA systems the PLA has developed, the Type 95 is much more advanced and capable. The system is designed to provide short-range air defence, day/night and in all weather conditions. It can be added with four QW-2 short-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to form a SPAAA/SAM system that capable of engaging all threat targets including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the range of its SAM/AAA weapons. It is carried on a tracked chassis to keep the pace with main battle tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.
The Type 95 SPAAA is found in the air defence company of some armoured brigades/regiments to protect the MBTs and armoured vehicles.
ARMAMENT
The 25mm cannon, which is already in service with the PLA in other applications, 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 25mm cannon also have a secondary role against ground targets and would be able to destroy most light armoured fighting vehicles.
The Type 95 can be fitted with four QW-2 IR-homing, short-range surface-to-air missiles. The missile is derived from the shoulder-launched variant QW-2, which is very similar to the Russian Igla-1 (SA-16 Gimlet). This is claimed to have an effective altitude from 10 to 3,500m and slant ranges of 500 to 6,000m. In a typical target engagement the SAM would be used to engage targets at longer ranges, the 25mm cannon being used to engage aircraft and helicopters at ranges of up to 2,500m and an altitude of 2,000m.
FIRE-CONTROL
An electro-optic director mounted on the forward part of the turret includes a TV tracking camera, infrared tracking camera and a laser range-finder which feeds information to the onboard fire-control computer. This calculates the weapon-laying data, and when the target is within range the gunner opens fire. The gunner also has a joystick with which to lay the weapons onto the target.
The TV tracker has a maximum automatic tracking range of 6,000m while the infrared tracking camera has a maximum range of 5,000m. The laser range-finder is quoted as having a minimum range of 500m, maximum range of 5,500m and is accurate to +/- 5m.
The Type 95 is also fitted with a CLC-1 low altitude target search radar installed on the roof of the armament turret. The radar is working at S-band and has a detection range of 11km. The radar antenna is mounted on top of the turret. When the vehicle is travelling, the radar antenna can be folded down forwards to reduce the overall height of the system.
System reaction time depends on a number of factors. According to NORINCO, in the radar search mode this is 10 seconds while in the optical mode it is about 6 seconds.
VEHICLES
The Type 95 consists of a tracked armoured chassis on the roof of which has been installed a new one-person, power-operated turret armed with four 25mm cannons and four QW-2 SAMs. 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.
The Type 95 has a crew of three (commander, gunner and driver), a combat weight of 22.5 tonnes and a maximum operational range of 450km. The commander is seated to the immediate rear of the driver and is in overall command of the engagement, receiving target information from the battery command post.
COMMAND VEHICLE
The Type 95 SPAAA/SAM is part of a complete mobile air-defence system that also includes a battery command vehicle. Mounted on a similar chassis, the command vehicle has a raised superstructure at the rear hull to provide greater internal volume. The vehicle can typically be used to control up to 6~8 SPAAA/SAM systems.
Mounted on top of the command vehicle is a S-band CLC-2 PD surveillance radar with a maximum range of 45km and a maximum altitude of up to 4.5km. The CLC-2 search radar feeds information to the data processing system that in turn allocates target information to the individual SPAAG/SAM units. Communications equipment installed in the battery command vehicles allows it to transmit information in a digital form up to 5km, by standard radio up to 15km and by wire up to 500m.
The command vehicle is also provided with a navigation system and an auxiliary power unit needed to power the additional electronics mounted in the vehicle. The commander is seated to the rear of the driver and mounted above his cupola is a manually operated 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun (AAMG). A bank of four electrically operated smoke grenade launchers is mounted either side of the forward part of the raised superstructure.
A typical Type 95 battery would consist of 6 SPAAA/SAM systems, one battery command vehicle, three ammunition re-supply vehicles, one battery testing vehicle and one power supply vehicle, all of which are mounted on the same 6x6 cross-country truck chassis. The crews of the Type 95 can also be trained using a simulator for the gunner.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPAAA Command Vehicle
Crew 3 5
Combat Weight 22.5t 22.5t
Length 6.71m 6.8m
Width 3.2m 3.2m
Height (radar up) 4.82m 4.58m
Height (radar down) 3.4m 3.38m
Max Road Speed 53km/h 53km/h
Max Crusing Range 450km 450km
Armament 4X25mm AAA; 4X QW-2 SAM 1X12.7mm AAMG
Date Last Updated: 26 December 2004
The Type 95 is the first effective self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery (SPAAA) system in service with the PLA. More of the system are expected to be delivered in the future to provide air defence cover for the ground forces, particularly the armoured troops
The Type 95 is designed to provide short-range air defence day/night, and in all weather conditions. It can engage all types of airborne targets including the fixed-wing attack aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
In a typical target engagement the SAM would be used to engage targets at longer ranges, the 25mm cannon being used to engage aircraft and helicopters at ranges of up to 2,500m and an altitude of 2,000m
As well as the CLC-1 low-altitude target search radar, the Type 95 can also use its electro-optic tracking system comprising day/night tracking cameras and a laser rangefinder for fire control
Mounted on a similar chassis, the battery command vehicle has a raised superstructure at the rear hull to provide greater internal volume. The vehicle can typically be used to control up to 6~8 SPAAA/SAM systems
The Type 95 can be reloaded automatically by a re-supply system carried on 1 6X6 cross-country truck
Air Power Navy Ground Strategic Electronic Organisation
SPAAA
Type 95 (25mm)..
Type 88 (37mm)..
Type 80 (57mm)..
SEE ALSO...
Type 87 (25mm)..
QW-2 SAM..
GO BACK TO...
Anti-Aircraft Weapons..
Army..
Home..
Search..
Feedback..
Type 95 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery
The Type 95 (also known as PGZ-95) is the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery (SPAAA) system designed to provide tactical field air defence in an army brigade/regiment. A small number has been in service since the mid-1990s, with production continues into the 21st century.
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PROGRAMME
The Type 95 (originally known as Type 90-II or Type 90-III in development stage) is an advanced SPAAA system that entered service with the PLA in the mid-1990s. The development of the Type 95 may have benefited from the Italian SIDAM-25 technology. The SIDAM-25 is fitted with four Oerlikon Contraves 25mm KBA cannons. China is believed to have obtained at least one SIDAM-25 turret in the 1980s. The PLA is also equipped with the towed Type 87 twin-25mm AAA, which has a similar cannon barrel design to the Type 95.
The Type 95 was first revealed to the public during the national day military parade held in Beijing late in 1999. The system might have entered service with the PLA ground forces few years earlier. It is not known exactly how many examples have been delivered, but the system has frequently appeared in the photos of PLA exercises since then. The production of the Type 95 may have continued at a slow pace. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) is also prompting the Type 95 for export market.
Compared with previous SPAAA systems the PLA has developed, the Type 95 is much more advanced and capable. The system is designed to provide short-range air defence, day/night and in all weather conditions. It can be added with four QW-2 short-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to form a SPAAA/SAM system that capable of engaging all threat targets including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the range of its SAM/AAA weapons. It is carried on a tracked chassis to keep the pace with main battle tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.
The Type 95 SPAAA is found in the air defence company of some armoured brigades/regiments to protect the MBTs and armoured vehicles.
ARMAMENT
The 25mm cannon, which is already in service with the PLA in other applications, 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 25mm cannon also have a secondary role against ground targets and would be able to destroy most light armoured fighting vehicles.
The Type 95 can be fitted with four QW-2 IR-homing, short-range surface-to-air missiles. The missile is derived from the shoulder-launched variant QW-2, which is very similar to the Russian Igla-1 (SA-16 Gimlet). This is claimed to have an effective altitude from 10 to 3,500m and slant ranges of 500 to 6,000m. In a typical target engagement the SAM would be used to engage targets at longer ranges, the 25mm cannon being used to engage aircraft and helicopters at ranges of up to 2,500m and an altitude of 2,000m.
FIRE-CONTROL
An electro-optic director mounted on the forward part of the turret includes a TV tracking camera, infrared tracking camera and a laser range-finder which feeds information to the onboard fire-control computer. This calculates the weapon-laying data, and when the target is within range the gunner opens fire. The gunner also has a joystick with which to lay the weapons onto the target.
The TV tracker has a maximum automatic tracking range of 6,000m while the infrared tracking camera has a maximum range of 5,000m. The laser range-finder is quoted as having a minimum range of 500m, maximum range of 5,500m and is accurate to +/- 5m.
The Type 95 is also fitted with a CLC-1 low altitude target search radar installed on the roof of the armament turret. The radar is working at S-band and has a detection range of 11km. The radar antenna is mounted on top of the turret. When the vehicle is travelling, the radar antenna can be folded down forwards to reduce the overall height of the system.
System reaction time depends on a number of factors. According to NORINCO, in the radar search mode this is 10 seconds while in the optical mode it is about 6 seconds.
VEHICLES
The Type 95 consists of a tracked armoured chassis on the roof of which has been installed a new one-person, power-operated turret armed with four 25mm cannons and four QW-2 SAMs. 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.
The Type 95 has a crew of three (commander, gunner and driver), a combat weight of 22.5 tonnes and a maximum operational range of 450km. The commander is seated to the immediate rear of the driver and is in overall command of the engagement, receiving target information from the battery command post.
COMMAND VEHICLE
The Type 95 SPAAA/SAM is part of a complete mobile air-defence system that also includes a battery command vehicle. Mounted on a similar chassis, the command vehicle has a raised superstructure at the rear hull to provide greater internal volume. The vehicle can typically be used to control up to 6~8 SPAAA/SAM systems.
Mounted on top of the command vehicle is a S-band CLC-2 PD surveillance radar with a maximum range of 45km and a maximum altitude of up to 4.5km. The CLC-2 search radar feeds information to the data processing system that in turn allocates target information to the individual SPAAG/SAM units. Communications equipment installed in the battery command vehicles allows it to transmit information in a digital form up to 5km, by standard radio up to 15km and by wire up to 500m.
The command vehicle is also provided with a navigation system and an auxiliary power unit needed to power the additional electronics mounted in the vehicle. The commander is seated to the rear of the driver and mounted above his cupola is a manually operated 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun (AAMG). A bank of four electrically operated smoke grenade launchers is mounted either side of the forward part of the raised superstructure.
A typical Type 95 battery would consist of 6 SPAAA/SAM systems, one battery command vehicle, three ammunition re-supply vehicles, one battery testing vehicle and one power supply vehicle, all of which are mounted on the same 6x6 cross-country truck chassis. The crews of the Type 95 can also be trained using a simulator for the gunner.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPAAA Command Vehicle
Crew 3 5
Combat Weight 22.5t 22.5t
Length 6.71m 6.8m
Width 3.2m 3.2m
Height (radar up) 4.82m 4.58m
Height (radar down) 3.4m 3.38m
Max Road Speed 53km/h 53km/h
Max Crusing Range 450km 450km
Armament 4X25mm AAA; 4X QW-2 SAM 1X12.7mm AAMG
Date Last Updated: 26 December 2004
The Type 95 is the first effective self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery (SPAAA) system in service with the PLA. More of the system are expected to be delivered in the future to provide air defence cover for the ground forces, particularly the armoured troops
The Type 95 is designed to provide short-range air defence day/night, and in all weather conditions. It can engage all types of airborne targets including the fixed-wing attack aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
In a typical target engagement the SAM would be used to engage targets at longer ranges, the 25mm cannon being used to engage aircraft and helicopters at ranges of up to 2,500m and an altitude of 2,000m
As well as the CLC-1 low-altitude target search radar, the Type 95 can also use its electro-optic tracking system comprising day/night tracking cameras and a laser rangefinder for fire control
Mounted on a similar chassis, the battery command vehicle has a raised superstructure at the rear hull to provide greater internal volume. The vehicle can typically be used to control up to 6~8 SPAAA/SAM systems
The Type 95 can be reloaded automatically by a re-supply system carried on 1 6X6 cross-country truck