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OKB-9 imeni F.F.Petrova

OKB-9 was and is the main creator of tank guns in Russia, and Plant No. 9 is their manufacturer. Since 1942, the guns of the best tanks of the Great Patriotic War were developed. All post-war mass Russian tanks were armed with guns developed by OKB-9, a number of guns for self-propelled guns and towed guns were developed there, the first Russian self-propelled guns; a new generation of artillery pieces were created - a 125-mm anti-tank 2A45M cannon towed with self-propulsion and a 2A61 light field howitzer. In addition to the classic models of barreled artillery, the RBU-6000 and RBU-1000 rocket-propelled bombing systems for warships of various classes, from patrol vessels to aircraft carriers, were put into production at the plant to combat submarines and attack torpedoes.

Special Design Bureau No. 9 was created in 1942 as part of Plant No. 9 on the basis of the artillery design bureau Uralmashzavod. In 2007, OKB-9 turned 65 years old. The first chief designer of OKB-9 was Fedor Fedorovich Petrov , Hero of Socialist Labor, winner of the Lenin and four State Prizes of the USSR, holder of many orders and medals, doctor of technical sciences, lieutenant general engineer.

OKB-9 named after F.F. Petrova, a part of Plant No. 9 OJSC, is one of the leading design bureaus in Russia for the design and development of artillery weapons of various classes: tank guns, guns and howitzers for self-propelled artillery mounts, towed guns and rocket launchers. During the existence of OKB-9, more than 350 were developed and 40 artillery systems were put into service. Our factory was and is the main creator of tank guns in Russia.

Since 1942, the guns of the best tanks of the Second World War were developed here: the 85-mm D-5T gun for the T-34 and IS-1 tanks, the 122-mm D-25T gun for the IS-2 and IS-3 tanks. All post-war mass domestic tanks were armed with guns, OKB-9 developments: 100-mm D-10T, D-10TG, D-10T2S guns - all modifications of the T-54, T-55 tanks; 115 mm U5TS gun - T-62 tank; 125-mm guns of the D-81 family - all modifications of the T-72, T-64, T-80, T-90 and 76-mm cannons of the D-56, D-56TM, D56TS - floating tanks PT-76.

OKB-9 developed a number ofguns for self-propelled guns and towed guns , such as the world-famous 122-mm howitzer D-30 (2A18) with circular shelling, after refinement - 122-mm howitzer D-30A (2A18M) and 122-mm howitzer 2A31 and 152-mm howitzer 2A33 for the first modern domestic self-propelled howitzers 2C1 Gvozdika and 2C3 Akatsiya, the first domestic guns with self-propelled 85-mm SD-44 and SD-48 and 57-mm SD-57. OKB-9 was also awarded the Order of Lenin "... for outstanding services in the creation and improvement of existing models of artillery weapons".

In 1955, OKB-9, led by Major General Engineer F. Petrov, was redesigned to design missile systems for the Ground Forces and the Navy. So, in 1959, Onega mobile field reactive system (missile system) was created here with a tactical-controlled powder-guided missile D-200 with a firing range of up to 160 km, tracked and wheeled launchers D-110 and D-110K.

One of the most successful projects is the rocket armament of the modernized cruising submarines of the project 671RT "Salmon" (four of them were rebuilt at the Krasnoe Sormovo plant). The development of anti-submarine missile systems "Blizzard" was conducted since 1960 in OKB9 under the leadership of F.F. Petrova and N.G. Kostrulina. The missile included in the complex was supposed to fire from submarine torpedo tubes at a depth of 50-60 m, get out of the water and, flying along a ballistic trajectory, deliver nuclear munitions to the target area.

It was planned to create missiles in caliber 533 and 650 mm ("Blizzard-53" and "Blizzard-65"). On August 4, 1969, the Blizzard complex with the 81P rocket (533 mm) was adopted by the Navy. He couldhit and underwater targets at ranges of 10-40 km. The leading specialist in creating the complex was Vladimir Alekseevich Golubev (since 1974 - the head of the Department of the chief designer of serial machines (OGK SM) - the chief designer of the plant, from 1992 to 1995 the chief designer of special equipment of Uralmashzavod). With his direct participation and under the supervision of OKB-9, the remote-guided rocket - propelled bombing system with the RBU-6000 automated loading system was tested, put into serial production and further modernization, and D-90T and D-90C class missiles were developed.

Another example is a meteorological rocket complex, probing the atmosphere with an MP-12 meteorological rocket. In the journal "Science and Life" No. 3 for 1970, a photograph was published of the launch of this rocket from the ship "Professor Wiese." The magazine said that many ships are equipped with installations for launching meteorological rockets probing the atmosphere to heights of 180 km. The MR-12 missile was honored to be exhibited in the Cosmos pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH) in Moscow. This was the best achievement of meteorological rocket science for great heights at that time, and even now the only "peaceful" Uralmashev solid fuel MP-12 unguided missile is "in service" with meteorologists. Only after many years did the name of one of the main developers of the D-75 product become known, and later, the chief designer and “user” of the MP-12 meteorological rocket, Viktor Petrovich Teslenko, who provided her with such a long life and survived her creator.

On July 1, 1964, the OKB-9 missile units were transferred to the Novator engineering bureau (OKB-8) of the plant named after M.I. Kalinina, and the rocket launch on Uralmash that had begun had ceased.

A new generation of artillery guns was created in OKB-9 - a 125-mm anti-tank 2A45M cannon towed with self-propulsion and a 2A61 light field howitzer with mechanized projectile sending and a variable recoil length. The production of RBU-6000 and RBU-1000 rocket-propelled bombing systems for warships of various classes, from patrol vessels to aircraft carriers, was launched to combat submarines and attacking torpedoes. In 2005, 125 mm 2A46M-4 and 2A46M-5 tank guns for the T-80 and T-90 tanks and a 125 mm 2A75 gun for the 2C25 self-propelled anti-tank gun were adopted for service.

Currently, work is underway to create new artillery guns for tanks, self-propelled guns and howitzers, towed guns and light infantry guns. Taking into account all of the above, observers rightfully speak about the Ural artillery school, represented by the OKB-9 team, the founder of which is F.F. Petrov, and the successors of the best traditions are V.A. Golubev , V.I. Nasedkin and dozens of talented designers.