Takom 2128 CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS Russian Navy

CADS-N-1 Kashtan (Russian name: Kortik) is a Soviet, and now Russian naval, very short range artillery and missile defense system (CIWS) from the Cold War and modern times. The system entered production and service in 1989 and is still in service today. The total weight of the basic version of Kashtan is approx. 15.5 tons, and the height - from the deck level - approx. 2.25 meters. In the basic version, the missile armament consists of eight 9M113K rocket launchers, and the artillery armament is two six-barrel AO-18K cannons (another designation: GSZ-630), 30 mm caliber.

The CADS-N-1 Kashtan system was developed primarily for the USSR naval use as a new basic direct defense system dedicated to destroyer, cruiser and aircraft carrier-sized surface units. You can risk a statement - not entirely accurate - that it was supposed to replace or supplement the AK-630 system on vessels of this size. The CADS-N-1 Kashtan system was designed to independently target and destroy targets at short and very short distances, which led to its integration into its own targeting and fire control radar. This is similar to the principle of operation of the M61 Vulcan Phalanx system. At the same time, however, the use of both artillery and missile weapons make the CADS-N-1 Kashtan system one of the most effective systems of this type in the world. Currently, CADS-N-1 Kashtan is used in the fleets of, among others, the Russian Federation, the PRC and India.