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| name               = Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
| image              = File:Gh-30-2.jpg
| caption            = GSh-30-2 on a [[Sukhoi Su-25]]
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| type               =  Dual-barrel aircraft [[autocannon]]
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| service            = 1981–present
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| designer           = KBP
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| manufacturer       = [[KBP Instrument Design Bureau|KBP]]
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The '''Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2''' ('''ГШ-30-2''') or '''GSh-2-30''' is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]  dual-barrel [[autocannon]] developed for use on certain ground attack [[military aircraft]] and [[helicopter]]s.

The cannon is not related to the [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1]], but is a  [[recoil-operated]] cannon using the [[Gast principle]], like the [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]].

The GSh-30-2 was designed for the [[Sukhoi Su-25]] [[ground attack]] plane, it can also be carried in external [[gun pod]]s and mounted on the Pakistani-Chinese [[CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17 Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-02 |title=FC-1 (JF-17 Thunder) Multirole Fighter Aircraft - SinoDefence.com |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/fighter/fc1.asp |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402110528/http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/fighter/fc1.asp |archive-date=2013-04-02 }}</ref> It measures 2,044 × 222 × 195&nbsp;mm, with a barrel length of 1500&nbsp;mm and a weight of 105&nbsp;kg. The GSh-30K is a modified version with 2400&nbsp;mm long [[water-cooled]] barrels, a variable rate of fire, and dimensions of 2,944 × 222 × 195&nbsp;mm. It is used on a fixed mounting on late model Mil [[Mi-24]] helicopters, e.g. the Mi-24P.

==Variants==
* GSh-30-2
* GSh-30-2K

==Specifications (GSh-30-2)==
* '''Manufacturer''': [[KBP Instrument Design Bureau]]
* '''Type''': dual-barrel [[autocannon]]
* '''Caliber''': [[30×165mm]], electrically primed
* '''Operation''': [[recoil operation]]
* '''Length''': 2,044&nbsp;mm
* '''Barrel Length''': 1,500&nbsp;mm
* '''Weight (complete)''': 105&nbsp;kg
* '''Rate of fire''': 1,000–3,000 [[Rounds per minute|rpm]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}}
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 870&nbsp;m/s
* '''Projectile weight''': 390 g
* '''Mounting platforms''': [[Sukhoi Su-25]] "Frogfoot"

==Specifications (GSh-30-2K)==
* '''Manufacturer''': [[KBP Instrument Design Bureau]]
* '''Type''': dual-barrel [[autocannon]]
* '''Caliber''': [[30×165mm]]
* '''Operation''': [[recoil operation]]
* '''Length''': 2,944&nbsp;mm
* '''Barrel Length''': 2,400&nbsp;mm
* '''Weight (complete)''': 126&nbsp;kg
* '''Rate of fire''': 300 [[Rounds per minute|rpm]] (low) – 2,000–2,600 [[Rounds per minute|rpm]] (high)
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 940 [[Metre per second|m/s]]
* '''Projectile weight''': 390 g
* '''Mounting platforms''': [[Mi-24|Mil Mi-24P]] "Hind", Sukhoi Su-25 “Frogfoot”

==See also==
* [[List of Russian weaponry]]
* [[List of multiple-barrel firearms]]

==Users==
* {{flag|Russian Federation}}
* {{flag|Ukraine}}
* {{flag|Pakistan}}
* {{flag|China}}

===Former user===
*{{flag|Soviet Union}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
{{no footnotes|date=November 2014}}
* {{cite book
  | last = Koll
  | first = Christian
  | title = Soviet Cannon: A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Arms and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm
  | publisher = Koll
  | year = 2009
  | location = Austria
  | url = http://www.russianammo.org
  | isbn = 978-3-200-01445-9
  | page = 303}}
*{{cite web |title=KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Corporative Site |url=http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=1&lang=en |date=17 July 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717042854/http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=1&lang=en | archive-date=2013-07-17 }}

==External links==
{{Commonscat|GSh-30}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091022233649/http://www.russianammo.org/30mm.html#14 The Russian Ammunition Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709214822/http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/modern_fighter_gun_effectiveness.htm Modern Fighter Gun Effectiveness]

{{Russian and Soviet Aircraft Ordnance}}

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