Thursday 17 January 2013

ZSU-23-4 "SHILKA"



Weight             42000
speed               30/15
acceleration     10
range               300
toughness         6
handling           2
DC                   470
AV                   45+D8x3 (57)
accuracy          -
cost                 -
availability      U

armament        4 x 23mm Autocanon

The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG). The acronym "ZSU" stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount"; the "23" signifies the bore diameter in millimeters; the "4" signifies the number of gun barrels. It is named after the Russian Shilka River. Afghan soldiers nicknamed it (sewing machine) due to the sound of firing guns and because of the similarity of the name "Shilka" to the Russian word "шить" (, meaning "to sew"). It is also referred to by its nickname of "Zeus."

- Wikipedia



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