ZSU 23-4 Shilka Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

ZSU 23-4 Shilka Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun. . Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka is translated "anti-aircraft self-propelled (gun) mount”. During the 1960s, air mobility concepts were beginning to take hold in first world nations. Once again, Soviet armament designers were ahead of the West. The ZSU 23-4 was the world's first mass-produced self-contained anti-aircraft gun system with its own Conboard target acquisition radar. Using its roof mounted "Gun Dish" radar, it could fire on the move. It was able to both acquire and track low flying aircraft using high frequency narrow band integrated radar. This type of radar was both hard to detect and hard to evade but had a limited range. Another interesting feature of the Shilka was its built-in ability to link to and share with other external radar or weapon systems., This ZSU 23-4 made its way to Camp Shelby through the efforts of the 24th Infantry Division at the end of the 1991 Gulf War., Vehicle Specifications , Armament: 4 x 23 mm AZP gas operated, liquid-cooled, anti-aircraft cannons with 2,000 rounds , Crew: 4 , Weight: 20.9 tons , Speed: 27 mph , Maximum effective weapons range: 2,500 m , Cyclic rate of fire: 1,000 rounds per minute, per barrel , Maximum armor thickness: 9.4 mm , Production: Unknown , Year entering service: 1965