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ZU-23
The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount. The weapons are also seen quad-mounted in the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (though some western films will use various machine guns such as the Browning M2 to stand in for these weapons, while some museum piece ZSUs are known to have painted broomsticks as guns).
The ZU-23 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
General characteristics
- Overall dimensions in firing position
o Length: 4.57 m (15 ft) o Width: 2.88 m (9.44 ft) o Height: 1.22 m (4 ft)
- Weight: 0.95 tonnes (2,094 lbs)
- Armament: two 2A14 Afanasyev-Yakushev 23x152mm (.90 in) autocannons
- Barrel length: 2 m (6.5 ft)/ 87.3 calibers
- Muzzle velocity: 970 m/s (3,182 ft/s)
- Projectile weight: 186 g (6.27 oz)
- Rate of fire
o Cyclic: 2,000 rounds per minute o Practical: 400 rounds per minute
- Effective range: 2-2.5 km (1.24-1.55 mi)
- Effective altitude: 1,500-2,000 m (4,921-6,562 ft)
- Ammunition
o BZT Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer (API-T) rounds o OFZ High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (HEI-T) rounds
- Crew: 6
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Gets Away from the Chase ('Mersedes' ukhodit ot pogoni) | Soviet soldiers | Anachronostic | 1980 | |
| The Secret Fairway (Sekretniy farvater) | Soviet soldiers | 1988 | ||
| Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) | ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 1989 | ||
| Afghan Breakdown | Mounted on pickup truck | 1991 | ||
| The One That Got Away | Iraqi troops | 1996 | ||
| 9th Company | Soviet soldiers | 2005 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) | Russian paratroopers | 2004 | ||
| The Storm Gate | Russian Soldiers | 2006 | ||
| The Storm Gate | Anatoliy Pashinin | Senior lieutenant Doronin | 2006 | |
| Midsomer Murders | Seen on RAF base; "The Incident at Cooper Hill" (S18E02) | 2016 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict: Desert Storm II | 2003 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | ||
| Battlefield 2 | Chinese Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | Chinese Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 2005 | |
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | ||
| Joint Task Force | ZU-23-2 | 2006 | |
| World in Conflict | ZU-23-2 and ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 2007 | |
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | "Scorpion" | 2008 | |
| 9th Company: Roots of Terror | ZU-23-2 in static and truck mounting & ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 2009 | |
| ArmA II | ZU-23-2 in static and truck mounting & ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 2009 | |
| Medal of Honor | ZU-23-2 | 2010 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | mounted alone and on BMD-3 chassis | 2010 | |
| GoldenEye 007 | 2010 | ||
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | ZU-23-2 & ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 2011 | |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | ZU-23-2 | 2012 | |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | 2012 | ||
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | 2013 | ||
| ArmA Tactics | 2013 | ||
| Battlefield 4 | Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle | 2013 | |
| Far Cry 6 | Oversized, mounted on unusable AA installations | 2021 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Bebop / "Jupiter Jazz" | 1998 |