76 mm/60 AK-176M (76 mm) - Revision history

U12017485: fuze -> fuse

2024-11-04T17:54:04Z

fuze -> fuse

U22067555: Added MPK Pr.11451

2024-06-29T14:16:01Z

Added MPK Pr.11451

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2024-04-20T19:48:56Z

‎Available ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: Edits

2023-05-11T07:13:00Z

Edits

U44629479: Undo revision 162278 by U21817146 (talk) Plagiarism from http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_3-60_ak176.php

2023-05-11T07:12:25Z

Undo revision 162278 by U21817146 (talk) Plagiarism from http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_3-60_ak176.php

U21817146: added image

2023-05-11T05:05:45Z

added image

U21817146: /* History */ Added history

2023-05-11T02:10:29Z

‎History: Added history

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2022-11-12T20:07:34Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Updated

2022-03-31T15:15:24Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-01-18T22:15:25Z

Edits

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 === Available ammunition ===
 <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-The AK-176M has access to the same rounds as the [[AK-726 (76 mm)|AK-726]]: the 76 mm HE OF-62 and 76 mm HE ZS-62 HE-VT. Noticing that the proximity fuze on the HE-VT is not triggered when fired at surface targets, this is the recommended round to carry '''always''' due to the increased explosive load (from 400 g to 480 g) and the fact is has proximity fuze that can be used in immediate defense against airborne targets. If the OTOMATIC has been used before, you will see that the proxy fuze makes aircraft engaging much easier with the minimal required ammo to fire. This is also shown in with the AK-726 but due to being dual cannon, the explosive damage is doubled and cannot be "exactly comparable".
+The AK-176M has access to the same rounds as the [[AK-726 (76 mm)|AK-726]]: the 76 mm HE OF-62 and 76 mm HE ZS-62 HE-VT. Noticing that the proximity fuse on the HE-VT is not triggered when fired at surface targets, this is the recommended round to carry '''always''' due to the increased explosive load (from 400 g to 480 g) and the fact is has proximity fuse that can be used in immediate defense against airborne targets. If the OTOMATIC has been used before, you will see that the proxy fuse makes aircraft engaging much easier with the minimal required ammo to fire. This is also shown in with the AK-726 but due to being dual cannon, the explosive damage is doubled and cannot be "exactly comparable".
 {{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|76 mm HE OF-62, 76 mm HE ZS-62}}
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 '''Airborne engagements:'''
-It is pretty straight forward, detect-designate-track-engage. However, again try to avoid trigger happiness. Reduce ammo waste by firing 2-5 round salvos. Hitting airborne targets is harder than surface targets despite the use of proximity fuze. Make sure you leave a firing gap between your first and second salvo. Example: first salvo of 3 rounds, wait for them to reach the target, confirm if there has been any hit or manoeuvring instead, correct aiming if needed, second salvo of 4 rounds, etc etc etc. The use of tracking radar makes plane hunting easier, but it should be noted that sometimes tracking radars tend to display a somewhat awkward lead indicator. Use it as a guide but do not solely rely on it.
+It is pretty straight forward, detect-designate-track-engage. However, again try to avoid trigger happiness. Reduce ammo waste by firing 2-5 round salvos. Hitting airborne targets is harder than surface targets despite the use of proximity fuse. Make sure you leave a firing gap between your first and second salvo. Example: first salvo of 3 rounds, wait for them to reach the target, confirm if there has been any hit or manoeuvring instead, correct aiming if needed, second salvo of 4 rounds, etc etc etc. The use of tracking radar makes plane hunting easier, but it should be noted that sometimes tracking radars tend to display a somewhat awkward lead indicator. Use it as a guide but do not solely rely on it.
 ==== Close range engagements ====

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_mpk_pr12412}}
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_mpk_pr12412p}}
 == General info ==

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 The AK-176M has access to the same rounds as the [[AK-726 (76 mm)|AK-726]]: the 76 mm HE OF-62 and 76 mm HE ZS-62 HE-VT. Noticing that the proximity fuze on the HE-VT is not triggered when fired at surface targets, this is the recommended round to carry '''always''' due to the increased explosive load (from 400 g to 480 g) and the fact is has proximity fuze that can be used in immediate defense against airborne targets. If the OTOMATIC has been used before, you will see that the proxy fuze makes aircraft engaging much easier with the minimal required ammo to fire. This is also shown in with the AK-726 but due to being dual cannon, the explosive damage is doubled and cannot be "exactly comparable".
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|76 mm HE OF-62, 76 mm HE ZS-62}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[File:AK-176M on MPK Pr.12412.png|alt=AK-176M on MPK Pr.12412|thumb|AK-176M on [[MPK Pr.12412]]]]
+[[File:AK-176M on MPK Pr.12412.png|alt=AK-176M on MPK Pr.12412|thumb|x250px|76 mm/60 AK-176M on the [[MPK Pr.12412]]]]
 == Description ==
@@ Line 121: / Line 121: @@
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 == History ==
-The need for a lightweight 76 mm (3") gun for small combatants prompted the development of this weapon. The result was a fully automatic weapon using the same gun barrels as used for the 76.2 mm (3") [[AK-726 (76 mm)|AK-726]] mount A-221. The trials were performed in 1977 and in 1979 the gun was accepted into production. The mount was produced in Gorky and was used on virtually all small combatants built in the 1980s.
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
@@ Line 120: / Line 110: @@
 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
@@ Line 126: / Line 115: @@
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:15, 31 March 2022
Line 7:		Line 7:

	* {{Specs-Link\|ussr_mpk_pr12412}}		* {{Specs-Link\|ussr_mpk_pr12412}}
		+	* {{Specs-Link\|ussr_mpk_pr12412p}}

	== General info ==		== General info ==