ZSU-23-4 Shilka
| ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" | |
|---|---|
A ZSU-23-4 on display at the Museum of Russian Military History | |
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1960–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | See Combat history |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1957–1960 |
| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (UMZ), Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant (MMZ) |
| Unit cost | US$357,000 (export price to Libya, 1972/73) |
| Produced | 1964–1982 |
| No. built | About 6,500 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19 tonnes |
| Length | 6.535 m (21 ft 5.3 in) |
| Width | 3.125 m (10 ft 3.0 in) |
| Height | 2.576 m (8 ft 5.4 in) 3.572 m (11 ft 8.6 in) with radar elevated |
| Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radar operator) |
| Armor | Welded steel, 9.2 mm (0.36 in) turret, up to 15 mm hull |
Main armament | 4 × 23 mm 2A7 autocannons (AZP-23 "Amur" quad automatic anti-aircraft gun), ammunition 2,000 rounds |
| Engine | V-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel 280 hp (209 kW) at 2,000 rpm |
| Power/weight | 14.7 hp/tonne (11.0 kW/tonne) |
| Suspension | Individual torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 375 mm (14.8 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 515 L |
Operational range | 450 km (road), 300 km (off-road) |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) road 30 km/h (19 mph) off-road |
The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG). It was superseded by the 2K22 Tunguska (SA-19 Grison).