USSR's anti-tank gun Rapira

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The 2A29 (MT-12) "Rapira" Anti-Tank gun is a further development of the 2A19 Anti-Tank Gun. It was developed in Soviet Union by Jurge city plant's No.75 Design Bureau at the end of 60-ties. Artillery unit was serially produced at the same plant since 1970

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New anti-tank gun had the main design features of the 2A19. It has improved mount which fits better 100-mm gun requirements, than mount was similar to the D-48 85-mm Gun's carriage. New carriage distinguishes increased durability.

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It's chassis are completed with ZIL-150 truck wheels. Wheels have torsion suspension, fitted with hydraulic absorbers that block wheels during firing. This feature increases gun's stability and fire accuracy as well.

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The 2A29 "Rapira" can be fed with all projectiles developed for the 2A19. Among 20 projectiles carried by a transport vehicle, 10 of them are anti-tank, 4 - high-explosion fragmentation and 6 cumulative projectiles. The "Rapira" is fitted with a new 9M117 "Kastet" 100-mm Anti-Tank Guided Missile fired from the gun as an ordinary projectile. Missile guidance system is based on a laser sight.

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Such system's equipment is mounted on the gun. It has a range of fire in 100 - 4 000 meters. Missile penetrates 660 mm of armor covered with explosive reactive armor packages.

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"Rapira's" standard transport vehicle is an MT-LB Armored Tracked Transporter, which transports it's crew and a part of ammunition as well. Transporter is armed with 7.62-mm PKT Machine Gun, placed in the armored turret.