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A-222
A-222 at a military exhibition on the Kapustin Yar missile range
Type	Self-propelled coastal defense gun
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	1988–present
Used by	Russian Navy
Production history
Designer	TsKB MKB Titan
Manufacturer	PO Barrikady
No. built	~36
Specifications
Mass	43.7 t (96,000 lb)
Length	13 m (43 ft)
Width	3.1 m (10 ft)
Height	3.9 m (13 ft)
Crew	8
Caliber	130 mm (5.1 in)
Elevation	-5° to 50°
Traverse	120°
Rate of fire	12 (max)
Maximum firing range	22 km (14 mi)
Main armament	130 mm A222 Barrikady Titan Bereg (40 rounds)
Engine	D12A-525A Barnaultransmash (or diesel)
Maximum speed	60 km/h

The A-222 Bereg (Russian: Берег; "Coast") is a Russian 130 mm self-propelled coastal artillery gun, which was developed in the 1980s (entering service in 1988) and was first shown to the public in 1993 at an arms fair in Abu Dhabi.

In 2024, it was reported that this system would participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supporting the "Dnieper River Flotilla".

Description

The Bereg artillery system consists of one command and control vehicle (CPU), a combat support vehicle (MOBD) and up to six weapon systems (SAU). All of them are mounted on 8×8 wheeled trucks. The heavily modified AK-130 variant gun is mounted on a wheeled MAZ-543 8×8 vehicle and was designed to engage surface ships and fast attack boats as well as ground targets. It is capable of engaging targets within 1–2 minutes and can fire up to 12 shots per minute.

Operators

As of 2003, the only operator of the system was the 40th BRAP at the Russian Navy base in Novorossiysk, part of the Black Sea Fleet. Later the operator was probably the 11 OBRAB.

Weapon system specifications

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• 2S22 Bohdana – Ukrainian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
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• 152mm SpGH DANA – Czechoslovak self-propelled howitzerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• G6 Rhino – South African 155 mm self-propelled artilleryPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• AHS Kryl – Polish 155 mm self-propelled wheeled gun-howitzer
• Nora B-52 – Serbian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
• PCL-09 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
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References

1. "A-222 Bereg". WeaponSystems.net. WEAPON SYSTEMS. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. "Dnieper River Flotilla of russia Will Get Rare A-222 Bereg Mobile Coastal Guns | Defense Express". en.defence-ua.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
3. office_zzam (25 March 2024). "Russia deploys A-222 Bereg self-propelled coastal howitzer in Ukraine". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
4. "Rosyjska artyleria nadbrzeżna pokazana na paradzie". defence24.pl (in Polish). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
5. A-222E Bereg-E and Bal-E Modern Coastal Defense Systems from Russia - Navyrecognition.com, 19 January 2017.
6. Russia Black Sea Fleet A-222E Bereg-E Coastal Defense Systems Conducted Live Fire Exercise Navyrecognition.com, 27 April 2017.
7. "A-222 Bereg". weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
8. "Bereg-E, Coastal mobile artillery system A-222E 130mm". roe.ru. «Rosoboronexport». Retrieved 22 February 2022.

External links

• Video of the system in operation (YouTube)

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