ZU-23-2

Overview

ZU-23-2 is an air defence system from the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1960; production began in 1960. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 2.5 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan and 45 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, among others.

Specifications

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Soviet–Afghan WarIran–Iraq WarGulf WarFirst Chechen WarSecond Chechen WarWar in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Ukrainian War

Operators

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCambodiaChadCubaEgyptEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandGreeceGeorgiaIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelNorth KoreaLatviaLebanonLibyaMoroccoMoldovaMongoliaNicaraguaNigeriaPeruPolandRussiaSomaliaSudanSri LankaSyriaTurkmenistanUkraineUnited StatesVenezuelaVietnamYemenZimbabweEast GermanyHungarySoviet Union

Sources

1. Wikipedia (de): 23-mm-Flugabwehrkanone SU-23, Wikipedia
2. Wikipedia: ZU-23-2, 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.