# A-222 Bereg (artillery system)

The A-222 Bereg (Russian: Берег; "Coast") is a Russian 130 mm self-propelled coastal artillery gun, which was developed in the 1980s (entering service in 1988) and was first shown to the public in 1993 at an arms fair in Abu Dhabi.
In 2024, it was reported that this system would participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supporting the "Dnieper River Flotilla".

## Description

The Bereg artillery system consists of one command and control vehicle (CPU), a combat support vehicle (MOBD) and up to six weapon systems (SAU). All of them are mounted on 8×8 wheeled trucks. The heavily modified AK-130 variant gun is mounted on a wheeled MAZ-543 8×8 vehicle and was designed to engage surface ships and fast attack boats as well as ground targets. It is capable of engaging targets within 1–2 minutes and can fire up to 12 shots per minute.

## Operators

As of 2003, the only operator of the system was the 40th BRAP at the Russian Navy base in Novorossiysk, part of the Black Sea Fleet. Later the operator was probably the 11 OBRAB.

## Weapon system specifications

The main characteristics of the A-222 "Bereg" system :
| Target detection range | Target detection range | Target detection range | at least 35 km (22 mi) |
| Effective firing range | Effective firing range | Effective firing range | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Fire performance | Fire performance | Fire performance | Up to 12 rounds/min |
| Time to destroy a marine target (Destroyer-type) with 80% probability | Time to destroy a marine target (Destroyer-type) with 80% probability | Time to destroy a marine target (Destroyer-type) with 80% probability | 1–2 minutes |
| Target speed (max) | Target speed (max) | Target speed (max) | 100 knots (190 km/h; 120 mph) |
| Transfer time to firing position | Transfer time to firing position | Transfer time to firing position | 5–20 minutes |
| Road speed | Road speed | Road speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
| Range (max) | Range (max) | Range (max) | 850 km (530 mi) |
| The maximum range between the command and control vehicle and the firing unit - Range - Height | The maximum range between the command and control vehicle and the firing unit - Range - Height | The maximum range between the command and control vehicle and the firing unit - Range - Height | 1,000 m (1,100 yd) 300 m (330 yd) |
| Features | CPU (command and control vehicle) | SAU (firing unit) | MOBD (combat support vehicle) |
| Weight, t | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.5 |
| Length, m | 15.2 | 13.0 | 15.936 |
| Width, m | 3.24 | 3.1 | 3.23 |
| Height, m | 4.415 | 3.9 | 4.415 |
| Armament - Caliber, mm - Traverse, ° - Elevation, ° | none | naval gun 54, 130 ± 120 -5...+50 | PKT machine gun 7.62 ± 130 -8...+10 |
| Crew | 7 | 8 | 4 |

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