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Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun
The Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun (35DPG) is a close-in weapon system (CIWS) for warships built in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. It is currently in service on the Valour class frigates of the South African Navy.
Role.
Its primary role is to defend against attack by helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and missiles. It has a secondary role against surface vessels and shore targets, both in symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare and also in law enforcement where
gun mount. Examples of gun-based CIWS products in operation are:
- AK-630
- DARDO
- Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun
- Goalkeeper CIWS
- Kashtan CIWS
- Meroka CIWS
- Myriad CIWS
- Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun
- Phalanx CIWS
- Sea Zenith
- Type 730 CIWS
- Pantsir-ME
Gun systems Limitations of gun systems.
- Short range: the maximum effective range of gun systems is about ; systems with lighter projectiles have even shorter range. The