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Revision as of 14:00, 30 April 2018
VYa-23 is a Soviet 23mm automatic cannon, the main weapon of famous Soviet Il-2 ground attack aircraft. It was designed in 1940 by A.A. Volkov and S.A. Yartsev in TsKB-14 Design Bureau (currently KBP Instrument Design Bureau) purposly for ground attacks, especially for penetrating of tank armour. VYa-23 was mounted on Il-2 and early series of Il-10, and also used on twin and quad naval AA mountings that were accepted into limited production. A total of 64,655 VYa-23 were built. After the gun itself was removed from service, its 23x152 mmB cartridge was accepted for ZU-23 and ZSU-23-4 "Shilka".
The VYa-23 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I | Mounted on Il-2; documentary footage | 1949 | ||
The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part II | Mounted on Il-10; documentary footage | 1949 | ||
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (V boy idut odni "stariki") | Mounted on Il-2; documentary footage | 1973 | ||
Appointed as the Granddaughter (Naznachayeshsya vnuchkoy) | Mounted on Il-2; documentary footage | 1976 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Born by Revolution: On the Night of the 20th (Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: V noch na 20-e) | Mounted on Il-2; documentary footage | 1976 | ||
Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 1 | Mounted on Il-2; documentary footage | 1978 |