H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun

H/PJ-26
Chinese frigate Hengshui fires its main gun H/PJ-26 during a gunnery exercise during RIMPAC 2016
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	China
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Manufacturer	Zhengzhou Electrical Engineering [1]
Specifications
Crew	None on mount
Caliber	76 mm
Barrels	Single barrel
Feed system	150 rounds

The H/PJ-26 is a naval gun developed by China. It is a development of the Soviet AK-176M. ^[2]

Design

The H/PJ-26 gun mount on Type 054A class Chinese frigate Handan

The H/PJ-26 uses the same gun, ammunition and loading system as the AK-176. It differs in having a stealthy turret and an below-decks ammunition feed with 150 shells instead of 75. ^[2]

Operators

Current

• Algeria
  • Algerian Navy: Adhafer-class corvette ^[3]
• Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Navy: Type 056 corvette ^[1]
• China
  • People's Liberation Army Navy: Type 054A frigate, ^[4] Type 056 corvette ^[5]
  • China Coast Guard: Type 056 corvette, ^{[6] [5]} Zhaotou-class cutter ^[7]
• Nigeria
  • Nigerian Navy: P18N offshore patrol vessel ^[8]
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan Navy: Tughril-class frigate ^[2]

See also

• MKE 76 mm/62-caliber gun
• OTO Melara 76 mm

References

1. Valenti 2016, p. 27.
2. Bhan 2023, p. 9.
3. "Algeria receives second Chinese-built corvette". United Press International. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
4. "Assessing the Chinese Navy's New 054B Frigate". The Diplomat. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
5. "China's Jiangdao-class Corvette: Mainstay of the First Island Chain". U.S. Naval Institute. September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
6. "China Transferring Navy Type 056 Corvettes to the Coast Guard". Naval News. 24 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
7. "EXPLAINER: Get to know China's 'monster ship'". GMA News Online. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
8. "New Nigerian offshore patrol vessel on its way from China Trade". defenceWeb. 23 September 2026. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

Sources

• Bhan, Aditya (June 2023). "The Role of China-Made Frigates in the Pakistan Navy's Power Projection Matrix" (PDF). Issue Brief. No. 644. Observer Research Foundation . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
• Valenti, Alix (June 2016). "Thousand Island Dressing" (PDF). Asian Military Review. Vol. 24, no. 4. Retrieved 21 July 2025.