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PL-20 Plamen
The entire weapon system is designated PL-20 Flame and consists of: - 20 mm double-barreled cannon ZPL-20 - weapon container KPL-20 - ammunition MPL-20 (TP, TP-T, API-T and HEI) raze 20x102 mm - PYR-20 pyronub charge - charging device PLN-20 (for filling ammunition belts) - control device LUN-2469 - rectifying binoculars RD 20-460 - set of spare parts 1: 1 and 1: 3
Source: IDET 2007
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ZPL-20
according to the instructions of the NGŠ AČR from February 1994, the requirements for the development of the Plamen set for the AČR were processed, the solver was Prototypa Brno, later Indet Vsetín (today Z.V.I. Vsetín) after tests and certification, the cannon was introduced into the Czech Armed Forces in 2004.
The cannon consists of the following main parts: barrel, equipment for taking gases from the barrel, automatic drive, weapon case, weapon lid and feed mechanism
the binding of the movement of the bolt carriers of both cannons of the set is ensured by a toothed pinion, which transfers the movement from the ridge of one carrier to another, the breech is locked when fired, the bolt moves vertically downwards when locked led from the barrel to the gas nozzle, where it acts on the piston, the pulse transmitted to the bolt carrier, which during its backward movement moves the bolt and unlocks the breech, then the cartridge is pulled out and ejected ... cannon, which goes forward, inserts a new charge from the belt into the chamber, locks the breech and fires the charge ...
tensioning of the cannon is done manually on the ground or in flight using a pyrocartridge, the supply is from a steel belt, which seems to fall out of the eye belt to GŠ 23, 30 .... the belt is disintegrating
ammunition: 4 types of ammunition were developed for this set, two training and two combat ... trainers are marked JNh (TP) - spare and JNhSv (TP-T) spare with stopwatch .. combat: JTTZ (HEI) fragmentation-explosive incendiary projectile and JPZSv (API-T) penetrating-incendiary projectile with a tracer ... according to the available school (dummy) cartridge JnhŠk and pyron charge PYR 20, the basis for the pyron charge was a Russian pyropatron PP2 with which it is compatible
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KPL-20 container suspended under the wing L-159A ALCA.
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Flame shots - view through the L-159A's viewport.
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KPL-20
PL-20 Flame weapon container. The container contains a 20 mm double-headed ZPL-20 cannon and an electronic control unit providing cannon control. The container is connected to the aircraft via a standardized hanger according to NATO standards, the electronic control unit is connected to the on-board computer of the aircraft.
The container has a length of 2725 m, a diameter of 400 mm, a weight of 357; 95.5 kg + -2 kg. The container received the NATO Catalog Code (NSN) 1005160009886.
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Some details of ZPL-20 Plamen (photographed at IDET 2007 and Open Day in Čáslav 2007)
Řez závěrem kanonového kompletu Plamen
Detail ústí hlavní
Munice ráže 20mm používaná systémem Plamen
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According to the data from the catalogue of the MoD Exposition at IDET 2007, the PLAMEN project is planned to be implemented in the period 2004-2008. 136 2111 000 CZK are allocated for the implementation. The total planned purchases are: ZPL-20 - 103 pcs (60 pcs already delivered) KPL-20 - 50 pcs (30 pcs already delivered) Ammunition 20x102 - 520 000 pcs (200 000 pcs already delivered) Pyro cartridge PYR-20 - 7 600 pcs (3 400 pcs already delivered)
The numbers of weapons and ammunition already delivered are valid as of April 2007.
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It is a 20mm double-barrelled cannon, whose automatics works on the principle of high-cadence system with two combined barrels and with locking of the chambers into the barrel housing. The flame design is based on the Russian GS-23, used on a number of our fighter aircraft. The main difference is the use of standard 20mm ammunition and electric initiation of the rounds, which allows the pilot to fire at low or high cadence, which is advantageous when firing at a variety of targets.
Basic tactical and technical data: 20 mm calibre. Cadence: 780/2600 rounds/min.
Recoil: 20 kN Cannon weight: 64 kg Cannon length: 2000 mm Combat weight of container with cannon: 215 kg Cannon container length: 3260 mm Number of rounds in container: 210
Does anyone have any idea what the "extra cover", which is not fitted on other containers, is for?
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