CRN 91 Naval Gun
| CRN-91 naval gun | |
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| Type | |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1995 |
| Used by | Mauritius |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Ordinance Factory Medak |
| Produced | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 115 kilograms (254 lb) |
| Length | 3.027 m (9 ft 11.2 in) |
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| Cartridge | 30×165 |
| Caliber | 30 mm |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 200 to 300 rds/min (low) 550 rds/min (high) |
| Effective firing range | 4,000 metres (4,400 yd) |
| Feed system | Twin feed |
The Close Range Naval-91 is a naval version of the Medak 30mm automatic gun installed on the Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle, a variant of the Russian (originally Soviet) BMP-2 manufactured in India under license by the Ordnance Factory Medak. The Medak gun itself is based on the Russian Shipunov 2A42 30 mm automatic cannon.
The CRN-91 Naval gun is gyro stabilized and is directed by electro-optic fire control system (FCS) of Bharat Electronic LTD make for day and night use, mounted on an improvised cupola. It can also be remotely operated.
The CRN-91 Naval gun is not a sophisticated weapon but its operational cost is very low. It is suited for vessels primarily designed for peacetime patrolling and policing, particularly for anti-insurgency, anti-smuggling, anti-pirate and maritime surveillance of exclusive economic zones (EEZ).
It has been installed on many small warships such as:
An Indian fishing trawler was hijacked by LTTE. It was spotted by fishermen in Maldivian waters on the night of 17 May 2007, and they tried to chase it away. But there was firing from the trawler and the Maldives Coastguard was alerted. Immediately, Maldives moved the Huravee that engaged the boat for over 10 hours before sinking it at 8.30 am on 18 May 2007.
The renamed Huravee is a former Indian Coast Guard ship given to the Maldives – its former name was INS Tillanchang. It is a Trinkat class patrol vessel equipped with a CRN-91 30 mm Automatic gun.
The Topaz, a Trinkat class patrol vessel of the Seychelles Coast Guard, was sent out on an anti-piracy patrol during late March as part of a new initiative by the Government of Seychelles to combat the steady increase in Somali piracy. The Topaz was a former Indian Navy ship which was given to the Seychelles Coast Guard to help them combat piracy.
On 30 April, the Topaz approached a captured vessel where nine Somali pirates were holding six Seychellois and 21 Iranian sailors hostage, and were attempting to reach the Somali coast. A Somali translator aboard the Topaz sent audio calls urging the immediate release of the hostages, but the pirates ignored these demands, and continued towards the coast of Somalia even when warning shots were fired by the Topaz. Seychellois President James Michel gave the order to prevent the pirates from reaching the Somali coastline at all cost.
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