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Picture ZSU 23 4 as part of the battery. Anti-aircraft self-propelled gun "Shilka". The device of the base with a tower, cradles and guidance and locking mechanisms

We are smoothly moving from the ZSU-57-2 to the great (and I’m not at all afraid of this word) successor. "Shaitan-arbe" - "Shilke".

You can talk about this complex endlessly, but one short phrase is enough: "In service since 1965." And enough, by and large.

History ... The history of creation was replicated in such a way that it is unrealistic to add something new or piquant, but speaking of the Shilka, one cannot fail to note a few facts that simply enter the Shilka into our military history.

So, the 60s of the last century. Jet planes have already ceased to be a miracle, representing a very serious strike force. With completely different speeds and maneuverability. Helicopters also stood on the screw and were considered not only as a vehicle, but also as quite a decent weapon platform.

And most importantly, helicopters began to try to catch up with the planes of the Second World War, and the planes completely overtook their predecessors.

And something had to be done about all this. Especially at the army level, "in the fields."

Yes, anti-aircraft missile systems appeared. Still stationary. A promising thing, but in the future. But the main load was still carried by anti-aircraft guns of all sizes and calibers.

We have already talked about the ZSU-57-2 and the difficulties encountered by the calculations of installations when working on low-flying fast targets. Anti-aircraft systems ZU-23, ZP-37, ZSU-57 could hit high-speed targets by accident. Projectiles of installations, percussion, without a fuse, for a guaranteed defeat, had to hit the target itself. How high was the probability of a direct hit, I can not judge.

Things were somewhat better with batteries of S-60 anti-aircraft guns, which could be guided automatically according to the data of the RPK-1 radio instrument complex.

But in general, there was no longer any talk of any accurate anti-aircraft fire. Anti-aircraft guns could put a barrier in front of the aircraft, force the pilot to drop bombs or launch missiles with less accuracy.

"Shilka" was a breakthrough in the field of hitting flying targets at low altitudes. Plus mobility, which has already been evaluated by the ZSU-57-2. But the main thing is accuracy.

General Designer Nikolai Alexandrovich Astrov managed to create an incomparable machine that proved to be excellent in combat conditions. And more than once.

Small amphibious tanks T-38 and T-40, tracked armored tractor T-20 "Komsomolets", light tanks T-30, T-60, T-70, self-propelled gun SU-76M. And other, less known or not included in the series models.

What is the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"?

Perhaps we should start with purpose.

"Shilka" is designed to protect the combat formations of troops, columns on the march, stationary objects and railway echelons from an attack by an air enemy at altitudes from 100 to 1500 meters, at ranges from 200 to 2500 meters at a target speed of up to 450 m / s. "Shilka" can fire from a place and on the move, equipped with equipment that provides an autonomous circular and sector search for targets, their tracking, and the development of gun pointing angles.

The armament of the complex consists of a 23-mm quad automatic anti-aircraft gun AZP-23 "Amur" and a system of power drives designed for guidance.

The second component of the complex is the RPK-2M radar-instrument complex. Its purpose is also clear. Guidance and fire control.

This particular machine was modernized in the late 80s, judging by the commander's triplex and night sight.

An important aspect: "Shilka" can work with both radar and conventional sighting optical aiming device.

The locator provides search, detection, automatic tracking of the target, determines its coordinates. But in the mid-1970s, the Americans invented and began arming aircraft with missiles that could find a locator using a radar beam and hit it. This is where simplicity comes in handy.

Third component. Chassis GM-575, on which everything, in fact, is mounted.

The Shilka crew consists of four people: a ZSU commander, a search-gunner operator, a range operator and a driver.

The driver is the most thieves member of the crew. It is in simply stunning luxury, compared to others.

The rest are in the tower, where not only is it cramped and, like in a normal tank, there is something to put your head on, it can also (it seemed to us) to apply a current easily and naturally. Very closely.

Places for range operator and gunner-operator. Top view in a hung condition.

Locator Screen

Analog electronics ... You look with awe. On the round screen of the oscilloscope, apparently, the operator determined the range ... Wow ...

Shilka received its baptism of fire during the so-called "War of Attrition" of 1967-70 between Israel and Egypt as part of the Egyptian air defense. And after that, the complex accounted for two dozen more local wars and conflicts. Mainly in the Middle East.

But Shilka received special recognition in Afghanistan. And the honorary nickname "Shaitan-arba" among the Mujahideen. The best way to calm an ambush organized in the mountains is to use the Shilka. A long burst of four barrels and the subsequent shower of high-explosive shells at the intended positions is the best means that saved more than one hundred lives of our soldiers.

By the way, the fuse worked quite normally when it hit an adobe wall. And the attempt to hide behind the duvals of the villages usually did not lead to anything good for the dushmans ...

Considering that the Afghan partisans did not have aviation, Shilka fully realized its potential for firing at ground targets in the mountains.

Moreover, a special "Afghan version" was created: a radio instrumentation complex was withdrawn, which was completely unnecessary in those conditions. Due to him, the ammunition load was increased from 2000 to 4000 rounds and a night sight was installed.

By the end of our troops' stay in the DRA, the columns escorted by the Shilka were rarely attacked. This is also a confession.

It can also be considered recognition that the Shilka is still in service in our army. Over 30 years. Yes, this is far from the same car that started its career in Egypt. "Shilka" underwent (successfully) more than one deep modernization, and one of these modernizations even received a proper name, ZSU-23-4M "Biryusa".

39 countries, and not only our "true friends", purchased these machines from the Soviet Union.

And today, the Shilki are also in service with the Russian army. But these are completely different machines, which are worth a separate story.

ZSU-23-4 "Shilka", GRAU index - 2A6 - is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun manufactured in the USSR, whose serial production started in 1964. Fires at a rate of 3400 rounds per minute. Targeting is carried out in automatic, semi-automatic and manual modes. In the first two, a radar station is used.

The functionality is to eliminate air targets at altitudes up to 1.5 km and ranges up to 2.5 km, the speed of which is up to 450 m / s and surface (ground) targets located at a distance of up to 2 km from a short stop, from a place and in move. It is also used for direct cover of ground troops. During the Soviet Union, it was in service with the air defense units of the ground forces of the regimental level.

Potential opponents of the USSR noticed its great danger in relation to low-flying targets. But today this ZSU is already outdated, mainly in terms of characteristics, a fairly short range of fire against air targets and the capabilities of a radar station. For the purpose of replacement, the self-propelled ZRPK "Tunguska" subsequently appeared. Nevertheless, "Shilka" today is still in anti-aircraft units in the armies of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and other states and is successfully used in local conflicts to fire at ground targets.

1. Photos

2. Video

3. History of creation

The debut Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was the ZSU-57-2, the serial production of which started either in 1955 or in 1957. She had a very low combat effectiveness, and had only a low rate of fire, a manual optical guidance system and its low speed. Therefore, she could not shoot down high-speed jets flying at low altitudes. For these reasons, immediately after it began to be produced, two new rapid-fire installations with automatic radar guidance systems began to be developed. These are the ZSU-37-2 Yenisei with a twin 500P gun mount of 37 mm caliber and the ZSU-23-4 Shilka with a quad 2A7 gun mount of 23 mm caliber. In addition, each of them was equipped with a radar guidance system and chassis. For the Yenisei, it was the Baikal RPK and the chassis from the SU-100P self-propelled guns, and for Shilka the Tobol RPK and the chassis from the ACS-85 self-propelled guns. As for the use: the Yenisei had the task of providing air defense for the armored forces, and the Shilka had the task of motorized rifle units.

Their prototypes were produced at the end of 1960, ten months later state and factory tests were completed. Shilka was taken into service in the autumn of 1962. Its advantages over the Yenisei in the effectiveness of firing at high-speed targets at altitudes of 0.2-0.5 km were revealed, but the Yenisei turned out to be better in terms of the maximum height of effective shooting. Its mass was 28,000 kg, and Shilki - 19,000, but their cost was almost the same. Since none of the systems turned out to be better than each other, they were both recommended for adoption, but the Council of Ministers of the USSR made a corresponding decision only about Shilka, and work on the Yenisei was stopped.

4. Tactical and technical characteristics

4.1 Dimensions

Case length, cm: 649.5
Hull width, cm: 307.5
Height, cm: 264.4-376.4
Base, cm: 382.8
Track, cm: 250
Ground clearance, cm: 40.

4.2 Booking

Type of armor: rolled steel bulletproof (0.9 - 1.5 cm).

4.3 Armament

Brand and caliber of the gun: four AZP-23 "Amur", caliber 23 mm
Gun type: small-caliber rifled automatic guns
Barrel length, calibers: 82
Gun ammunition: 2000
Angles HV, degrees: −4…+85°
GN angles, degrees: 360°
Firing range, m: 200 - 500
Sights: RPK-2 radar, optical sight.

4.4 Mobility

Engine type: V-6R
Engine power, l. p.: 280
Highway speed, km/h: 50
Cross-country speed, km/h: up to 30
Power reserve on the highway, km: 450
Power reserve over rough terrain, km: 300
Specific power, l. s./t: 14.7
Suspension type: individual torsion bar
Climbability, degrees: 30°
Overcoming wall, cm: 70
Crossable ditch, cm: 250
Crossable ford, cm: 100.

4.5 Other parameters

Classification: self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Combat weight, kg: 21000
Layout scheme: classic
Crew, people: 4

5. Modifications

ZSU-23-4V - modernization. The resource of the gas turbine unit has been increased from 300 to 450 hours and the reliability of operation. The conditions for the crew have become better. In order to guide the tracking radar station to the target, a commander's guidance device was used.
ZSU-23-4V1 - ZSU-23-4V was supplemented with a calculating device, due to which the reliability of auto-tracking of the target increased with an increase in installation speed to 40 km / h, there was an increase in the efficiency and accuracy of fire, as well as the resource of the gas turbine unit up to 600 h .
ZSU-23-4M1 - modernization of the 2A10 gun to 2A7M and 2A10M and 2A7 assault rifles to increase the stability and reliability of the complex. Increased barrel survivability - up to 4500 shots. The reliability of the radar station has improved, the resource of the gas turbine unit has increased to 900 hours.
ZSU-23-4M2 - upgraded ZSU-23-4M1, for operation in Afghanistan. The RPK was removed, which increased the ammunition load of shells to three thousand pieces. Night vision equipment was installed for firing at night at ground targets
ZSU-23-4M3 Biryusa - upgraded ZSU-23-4M1. Introduced ground-based radio interrogator "Luk" of the radar identification system for air targets on the principle of "friend or foe"
ZSU-23-4M4 Shilka-M4 - modernization. A radar fire control system has been installed, it is possible to supplement the Sagittarius anti-aircraft missile system. It is used by the battery of the mobile reconnaissance and control center Assembly M1 as a command post and the introduction of a telecode communication channel for data exchange between the command post and the installation in the ZSU. The analog calculating device has changed to the TsVS. A tracking digital system has been introduced. The tracked chassis has been improved in order to increase the maneuverability and controllability of the self-propelled gun and reduce the complexity of its operation and maintenance. A passive night vision device has been installed. Other radio stations, an automated control system for the performance of radio-electronic equipment and an air conditioner have been installed.
ZSU-23-4M5 Shilka-M5 - upgraded ZSU-23-4M4. An optical-electronic and radar fire control system was introduced.

6. Machines based

1S91 - self-propelled installation guidance and reconnaissance air defense system "Cube".
2P25 - self-propelled launcher of the Kub air defense system.
"Sangvin" is a self-propelled laser complex for countering optical-electronic devices of air targets.

7. Tactics

When anti-aircraft guns are involved in attacks, they provide support for the tanks, moving behind them at a distance of approximately 0.4 km.

At distances greater than 2.5 km, firing at air targets is not very effective, and because of this, it is possible only in self-defense. Three kilometers of her shells fly in six seconds.

7.1 Opposition

Helicopters with TOW guided anti-tank missiles, whose launch range can be more than 3000 m, are capable of defeating Shilka. There is no great danger for helicopters in front of Shilka, because it can not above 10%.

8. Combat use

War of attrition - on the side of Egypt
Vietnam War - on the side of North Vietnam
Arab-Israeli War - Both Sides
Battles for Mount Hermon - on the side of Syria
First Angolan Civil War - Angolan side
Egyptian-Libyan war - on the side of Libya
Ethiopian-Somali war - on the side of Somalia
Afghan war
Iran-Iraq war - on the side of Iraq
Lebanese civil war is on the side of Syria
They were used in defense against US aircraft attacks on Libya in the spring of 1986.
The Gulf War is on the side of Iraq
Armed conflict in Transnistria - both sides
Karabakh conflict is on the side of Armenia
First Chechen War - both sides
NATO operation against Serbia - on the side of Yugoslavia
Second Chechen War – both sides
Iraqi war - on the side of Iraq
The civil war in Syria is on the side of Syria.

An excerpt from Domestic armored vehicles. XX century: Scientific publication: / Solyankin A.G., Zheltov I.G., Kudryashov K.N. /

Volume 3. Domestic armored vehicles. 1946-1965 - M .: LLC "Publishing House" Zeikhgauz "", 2010. - 672 p.: ill.

It was intended to protect the combat formations of troops, columns on the march, stationary objects and railway trains from an attack by an air enemy at altitudes from 100 to 1500 m. including for low-flying targets with flight speeds up to 450 m/s. If necessary, it could be used to destroy ground targets at ranges up to 2000 m.

The all-weather 23-mm quad self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was developed in accordance with the Decrees of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of April 17, 1957, June 6 and July 24, 1958. The main contractor for ZSU as a whole was OKB-40 MMZ of the Moscow (regional) Economic Council (chief designer N .A. Astrov). The development of the instrument complex was carried out by OKB-357 of the Leningrad Economic Council (Chief Designer V.E. Pikkel). The Tobol tracking radar was developed by the design bureau of the Tula plant No. 668 (chief designer Y.I. Nazarov). The developer of the quad 23-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun "Amur" was OKB-575 of the Civil Code of the Council of Ministers of the USSR for OT (chief designer N.E. Chudakov).

Anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-23-4.

Combat weight -19t; crew - 4 people; weapons: automatic gun - 4x23 mm; armor protection - bulletproof; diesel power - 206 kW (280 hp); maximum speed - 50 km / h.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" (2A6)

Due to the fact that during the development of the complex its combat weight increased from 14 to 17.6 tons, the chief designer N.A. Astrov had to abandon the use of units and assemblies of the SU-85 self-propelled artillery mount in the design of the power plant and chassis and develop special units. In August 1958, two active mock-ups were made at the MMZ for parallel testing of the Amur gun and the Tobol instrumentation complex on them until the factory sample was manufactured. A prototype ZSU-23-4 for factory testing with a simulating load was manufactured by MMZ in March 1959. In December 1959, factory tests of a prototype with the Amur gun were carried out in the amount of 2600 km of run and 5300 shots. The gun was installed in the turret of a prototype intended for state testing. The combat weight of the self-propelled unit after the completion of the instrument complex and the Amur gun increased to 19 tons. The state tests of the complex were carried out from August 26 to October 24, 1961. During the tests, the vehicle traveled 1490 km and 14194 shots were fired. By a decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of September 5, 1962, the 23-mm quad self-propelled anti-aircraft installation of the Shilka complex was put into service. Its serial production was organized from 1964 to 1969. Starting from 1966, the GM-575 tracked vehicle was manufactured by the Mytishchi Machine-Building and Minsk Tractor Plants, and the final assembly of the complex was carried out by the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant.

The ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun belonged to a closed type of self-propelled guns with an aft MTO. A rotating turret was installed in the middle part of the hull, which housed a quadruple automatic 23-mm anti-aircraft gun Α3Π-23 ("Amur") with guidance drives, a radar-instrument search and guidance system RPK-2 ("Tobol"), ammunition and 3 members crew. A rotating tower of large diameter (over 2700 mm) was mounted on a ball bearing of the T-54 tank turret (but with increased manufacturing accuracy).

In the fighting compartment to the left of the gun was the workplace of the vehicle commander, to the right - the range operator, and between them - the search operator-gunner. The commander carried out the observation of the battlefield through periscope devices located in the rotating commander's cupola. In a combat situation, the driver used a BM-190 periscope device or two B-1 glass blocks for observation. Outside the combat situation, the driver surveyed the area through his open hatch or through the windshield located in the hatch of the armored cover of the driver's hatch.

The 23-mm quadruple automatic anti-aircraft gun Α3P-23 (factory index 2B-U-653, index according to the GAU nomenclature - 2A7) was developed by the Leningrad OKB-575 on the basis of the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of February 17, 1959. It consisted of a base, a bed, upper and lower cradles, aiming mechanisms and four automatic machines with systems that ensure their operation. The base of the swinging part of the Α3Π-23 was two cradles, each of which had two machine guns attached to it. The parallelism of the trunks during the swinging of the cradles was provided by a parallelogram rod connecting both cradles. The total mass of the gun was 4964 kg.

Each of the four 23-mm 2A7 gun submachine guns was an automatic weapon, in which the action of automation was built on the principle of using the energy of powder gases discharged through a side hole in the barrel wall. In terms of their design, all four automata guns were fundamentally the same, but the right automata differed somewhat from the left ones in the design of the parts of the mite supply mechanism and the pipelines for draining the coolant into the hydraulic system. The barrel was rigidly fixed in the receiver and when fired, the entire machine rolled back by 14-18 mm. Rollback and rollover braking was carried out by spring shock absorbers. The rolling forward of the machine took place under the action of the return springs of the shock absorbers. The shutter is wedge, with the wedge lowering down. The supply of shells is lateral, the chambering is direct, directly from the link of the loose metal tape. The supply of machine guns with shells is continuous. The rate of fire from four machine guns was 3600-4000 rds / min. Fire control - remote, with the help of electric triggers. Preparing the machine for firing (retracting the bolt frame to the rear position), reloading in the event of a misfire during firing, returning moving parts to the forward position during firing and at the end of it were carried out using a pneumatic reloading mechanism. The descent of the bolt carrier (that is, the opening of fire) could be carried out either by the installation commander or the search operator. The number of machine guns assigned for firing, as well as the number of shots in the queue, was determined by the commander of the installation, depending on the nature of the target. The defeat of low-speed targets (aircraft, helicopters, paratroopers, ground targets) was carried out in short bursts of 3-5 or 5-10 shots per barrel.

The defeat of high-speed targets (high-speed aircraft, missiles) was carried out in short bursts of 3-5 or 5-10 shots per barrel, and, if necessary, in long bursts of up to 50 shots per barrel with a break between bursts of 2-3 s. Regardless of the type of queue, after 120-150 shots per barrel, a break was made for 10-15 seconds to cool the barrels.

Cooling of the barrels of machine guns during firing was carried out by an open-type liquid system with forced circulation of the liquid. Water was used as a coolant in summer, and KNIFE 65 in winter.

The aiming of the 2A7 gun was carried out by electro-hydraulic power drives of the servo type. The maximum rotation speed of the turret was 70 deg/s, the minimum was 0.5 deg/s. In automatic mode, the maximum gun aiming speed in elevation was 60 degrees / s, the minimum - 0.5 degrees / s. Angle of vertical aiming of automata - from 9-(4°±30") to +(85°±30"). When firing at ground targets, as well as during the maintenance of the installation, the manual method of aiming was mainly used.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4 (starboard view).

Ammunition for the Α3Π-23 cannon was placed in four boxes in the side front compartments of the turret and was separated from the crew by a vertical armored partition of two shields. It consisted of 2000 shots with high-explosive fragmentation-incendiary tracer (OFZT) and armor-piercing incendiary tracer (BZT) shells, equipped with 4 belts. In the loaded belt, after four shots with OFZT shells, a shot with BZT shells followed. After every 40 shots in the tape there was one shot with a decompressor, which reduced the copper plating of the bore during firing. The anti-aircraft installation was attached to a transport-loading vehicle (TZM), in which there were four boxes with 1000 rounds each. The initial speed of the armor-piercing projectile was 970 m/s, OFZT - 950 m/s.

The RPK-2 (1A7) radar instrumentation system, intended to control the fire of the Α3Π-23 gun, was located in the instrument compartment of the turret and consisted of the 1RLZZ radar station and the instrument part of the Tobol complex. The radar station made it possible to detect and track air targets, as well as accurately measure their current coordinates.

The 1RLZZ radar station operated in a pulsed mode in the centimeter wavelength range and was protected from active and passive interference. The detection of air targets by the station was carried out in a circular or sector (30-80 °) search, as well as in manual control mode. The station ensured the capture of a target for auto-tracking at ranges of at least 10 km at a flight altitude of 2000 m and at least 6 km at a flight altitude of 50 m. The station was mounted in the instrument compartment of the tower. The station antenna was located on the roof of the tower. In the non-working position, the antenna automatically folded and fixed.

The instrument part of the 1A7 complex consisted of a calculating device, a stabilization system and a sighting device. The calculating device calculated the coordinates of the meeting of the projectile with the target and developed the appropriate lead. The stabilization system during the movement of the vehicle ensured the detection, tracking of the target and firing at it by stabilizing the line of sight and stabilizing the line of fire with the help of hydraulic drives VN and GN. The sighting device of the panoramic type had two independent optical systems. The optical system of the main sight provided observation of the target during the operation of the radar, as well as the measurement of the angular coordinates of the target in case of failure in the radar of the auto-tracking system in angular coordinates. The optical system of the backup sight was intended for aiming the gun when firing at an air target without a radar instrument complex and when firing at ground targets.

The combat altitude of firing at air targets flying at speeds up to 1620 km/h was in the range from 100 m to 1500 m.

The hull and turret of the ZSU were welded from 6 and 8 mm steel armor plates, which provided bulletproof protection. The embrasure of the gun at its maximum elevation angle was partially covered by a movable armor plate.

The power plant used a 206 kW (280 hp) V-6R six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine with a liquid ejection cooling system. The engine was located across the longitudinal axis of the machine body. The capacity of two fuel tanks was 521 liters. A combined two-stage air cleaner was used in the air cleaning system. Combined engine heating system (liquid and gas) with simultaneous heating of transmission units with hot liquid from the starting heater. The diesel engine was started using the ST-721 electric starter. With discharged batteries, the engine was started using an air inlet.

The mechanical transmission consisted of an input transmission gearbox, a multi-plate main clutch of dry friction steel on steel, a gearbox, two PMPs with locking clutches and two single-row gear final drives of a loaded type. From the input gearbox of the transmission through the friction clutch, the engine power was taken off to drive the generator of the power supply system of the machine. Mechanical, five-speed, constant mesh, two-shaft, three-way gearbox with inertial synchronizers for higher gears had a combined lubrication system. To increase reliability in operation and improve the smoothness of engagement, helical gears were used in the design of the gearbox. The device of the two-stage PMP was similar to the device of the PMP of the T-55 tank. Tape, floating, with bilateral servo-action brakes had ceramic-metal linings that worked in dry friction conditions. For a tighter fit to the brake drums, each brake band was made of three parts, interconnected by hinges.

In the undercarriage, small-link caterpillars with a closed metal hinge, an individual torsion bar suspension, lever-piston hydraulic shock absorbers and balancer travel stops were used. The torsion shafts of the first, fifth, and sixth suspension units had a 4 mm larger diameter than the rest. Double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers were installed on both first, fifth left and sixth right hardpoints. The guide wheels and track rollers were structurally similar to the corresponding units of the caterpillar mover of the PT-76 amphibious tank. Spring limiters (stops) of the course of the balancers were installed on the first and sixth suspension units.

The primary power supply system (PSS) provided all ZSU consumers with electricity. The main elements of the power supply system were: a power unit, a set of converter unit, four batteries, control and monitoring equipment. The basis of the power unit was a single-shaft gas turbine engine DG4M-1 with a power of 52 kW (70 hp) and a direct current generator PGS2-14A with a voltage regulator RN-212. The generator through the gearbox of the SEP received rotation either from the gas turbine engine of the SEP (in position or during parking), or from the V-6R diesel engine of the self-propelled unit (when the unit was moving). The gear unit allowed the simultaneous operation of both engines. The electrical on-board network is two-wire for direct voltage with midpoint grounding and three-wire for alternating voltage. The mains voltage with the engine off was 48 V, with the engine running - 55 V.

External communication was carried out through a short-wave radio station R-123, internal - through TPU R-124 for four subscribers.

The machine was equipped with night vision devices, navigation equipment TNA-2, PAZ system, unified automatic fire-fighting equipment of three-fold action and three manual fire extinguishers OU-2. The maximum speed of the car on the highway was 50 km / h, and the cruising range for fuel reached 450 km.

The base of the ZSU-23-4 self-propelled launcher was used to create the 2P25M self-propelled launcher and the 1S91M1 self-propelled reconnaissance and guidance system of the 2K12 Kub anti-aircraft missile system.

The ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of various modifications was exported to other countries and was successfully used in combat operations in the Middle East, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.

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