25 November 2019

Indonesian Navy conducts inaugural firing of shore-based 76 mm gun

by Ridzwan Rahmat

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has conducted the first test firing of a shore-based 76 mm gun that has been installed at a newly built naval weapons range in Paiton, East Java.

The firing, which involved the discharge of five live rounds in quick succession, was conducted on 21 November against an inflatable radar reflective balloon located about 3.5 km out in the Madura Strait, military and industrial sources confirmed with Jane’s on the same day.

The 76 mm gun fired in the test was formerly in service on the decommissioned Ahmad Yani-class frigate, Slamet Riyadi . The vessel was retired in August 2019 after 33 years of service with the TNI-AL. The gun has been incorporated into the complex together with its revolving magazine, and feeder assemblies.

As first reported by Jane’s in December 2018, the Indonesian government has built a naval gunnery training complex, complete with bridge and combat information centre simulators at Paiton.

The complex is situated on a site that was formerly used to train Indonesian Marine Corps personnel on smaller calibre weapons. The new facility is operated by the TNI-AL’s Doctrine, Education, and Training Development Command (KODIKLATAL).

The defence electronics division of Indonesian state-owned company PT Len collaborated with Italian firms, ICS Technologies and Omnia Engineering, to ensure that the gun is in suitable condition for the firing. Jane’s understands that PT Len also took the opportunity to validate an indigenously developed combat management system (CMS) during the firing.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesian-navy-conducts-inaugural-firing-of-shore-based-76-mm-gun

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has conducted the first tes...