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ZSU-23-4 (Antiaircraft gun)

LC control no.sh2013002450
Topical headingZSU-23-4 (Antiaircraft gun)
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Variant(s)Shilka (Antiaircraft gun)
See alsoAntiaircraft guns
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Found inWork cat.: Zaloga, S. ZSU-23-4, 1993.
fas.org site, the Federation of American Scientists website, 27 August 2013: under ZSU-23-4 Shilka 23MM Antiaircraft Gun (the ZSU-23-4 is a self-propelled antiaircraft system with four liquid-cooled 23-mm automatic cannons mounted on the front of a large, flat, armored turret)
Wikipedia, 27 August 2013: under ZSU-23-4 (The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system; 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)