ZSU-57-2

Air defence system Soviet UnionIn service since 1955

Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
Designer: Omsk, Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast
Designed: 1947
Entered service: 1955
Produced: 1948–1960
Units produced: 2,023
Status: In service
Crew: 6

Overview

ZSU-57-2 is an air defence system from the Soviet Union, made by Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. It entered service in 1955; it was produced from 1948 to 1960; 2,023 were built. It is used or was used by Israel, Cuba, Egypt, Iran and 15 other countries, and saw combat in the Iraq War, the Yugoslav Wars, the Gulf War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 2 × 57 mm L/76.6 S-60 anti-aircraft autocannons (57 mm S-68A variant) (300 rounds)
Caliber: 57 mm

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 28 t
Length: 8.46 m
Width: 3.27 m
Height: 2.71 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: V-54, 4-stroke, airless (mechanical)-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel
Power: 388 kW
Road speed: 50 km/h
Off-road speed: 30 km/h
Operational range: 420 km
Fuel capacity: 830 l
Suspension: individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and last road wheels
Armour: 8–15 mm

Users & conflicts

Sources

Wikipedia: ZSU-57-2, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

ZSU-57-2

Key specs

Air defence system

Overview

Specifications

Users & conflicts

Sources