The DS30B is a marinised, stabilized gun mount, which accommodates the Oerlikon 30 mm cannon. The DS30B arms the Huon-class coastal minehunters and is the only 30 mm gun in service in the Australian Defence Force. The DS30B mounts on the Huons are of the LOCSIG type (locally controlled by a single operator).
Specifications
- Function: rapid fire cannon
- Manufacturer: MSI-Defence Systems
- Rate of fire: 650 rounds per minute
- Calibre: 30 millimetre
- Barrel life: 5,000 rounds (approximately)
- Range:
- anti-surface: 10 kilometres
- anti-air: 2.75 kilometres
- Usage: minehunter coastal (MHC)
Function
Anti-missile and close-in weapon system