Medak gun

The Medak Gun is 30mm automatic cannon. It is primarily an army gun used on Sarath infantry armoured vehicle. It is based upon the Shipunov 2A42 gun used in the Russian-designed BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle.
The BMP-2 vehicle along with the gun has been manufactured under license by Indian Ordnance Factory Medak as Sarath since August 1987.
The Medak Gun is based on a modular and flexible in design.
The manufacturer have also installed it in small warships using a modified turret as CRN 91 Naval Gun The original armoured vehicle turret had a two-man crew, but it has an automatic version with a day-night electro-optic fire control system which has been developed jointly by the Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for maritime use.
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