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The previous Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , the ZSU-57-2, was armed with two 57 mm autocannons; it was aimed optically using a basic tracking and lead calculating system. The ZSU-57-2 was not particularly successful despite its very powerful autocannons; given their large caliber, it could only carry 300 rounds, was inaccurate as it ...
The ZSU-57-2 Ob'yekt 500 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: Зенитная Самоходная Установка), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels.
Although the Soviet Air Defence Forces had large numbers of anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), including radar-directed batteries, the limitations of guns versus high-altitude jet bombers were obvious. Therefore, the Soviet Air Defence Forces began the development of missile systems to replace the World War II-vintage gun defences.
SON-9 (NATO reporting name Fire Can) is a type of Russian/Soviet fire director radar for air defence guns including the 57 mm, 85mm, [1] and 100 mm, and 130mm anti-aircraft guns. [2] The design was based on an older SON-4 Soviet design that was in turn based on a US-origin SCR-584 system, the plans for which were provided to the USSR during the ...
The decree ordered that work be started on new types of rapid-firing self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which were to be named "Shilka" and "Yenisei". Both types would incorporate fire control systems slaved to an on-board radar. The Yenisei was the Soviet Union's response to the M42 Duster which had been put into service in the US. [1]
The Kamand is an Iranian CIWS based on AK-630 to counter anti-ship missiles and low flying aircraft. The Kamand gun system is able to hit airborne targets at a range of two kilometres firing projectiles at a rate of 4,000 to 7,000 rounds per minute. The said system is installed on some Iranian naval ships like Alborz and Sahand frigates. [19]
25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K) 76 mm air defense gun M1931; 76 mm air defense gun M1938; 76 mm air-defense gun M1914/15; 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun Model 1935 (34-K) 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) 130 mm air defense gun KS-30; 152 mm air defense gun KM-52
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun: 750 [20]: 84–85 In reserve. [20]: 84–85 ZSU-23-4 Shilka: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun: N/A [12] 2K11 Krug: Transportable SAM system 1,350 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-4 Ganef. Being replaced by the Buk and S-300 systems [12] 2K12 Kub: Transportable SAM system 850 [13] NATO reporting name: SA-6 Gainful ...