ZSU-23-4 M/M3 Soviet Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
$45.00
In stock
product description
The Soviet ZSU-23-4 “Shilka”, named after the Russian river, is a lightly armored self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG). The ZSU-23-4 code of the AA self-propelled Shilka’s abbreviation stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, Russian for “anti-aircraft self-propelled system”, signifying the number of 4 gun barrels equipped with 23mm guns.
Brought into service in 1965, the Shilka replaced the Soviet and others’ radar lacking ZSU-57-2 predecessors. The ZSU-23-4 was deployed to provide direct AA canopy for military facilities, troops, and mechanised brigades, widely seeing active service with pro-Soviet nations against the IAF during the Yom Kippur, Iran-Iraq War, The First Gulf, with some deployed units in Lebanon.
Deployed M version Shilkas benefitted from an improved cooling system, which previously “cooked off” rounds due to exessive heated barrels, resulting in either a jam or a “runaway gun” firing its entire ammo belt.
Zimi Model ZSU-23-4 M2/M4 Soviet Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun:
- Highly detailed kit featuring crisp details.
- Highly detailed single piece slide moulded lower hull.
- Highly detailed single piece turret, with various rear turret stowage boxes.
- Highly detailed 23mm guns.
- Clear parts for lights periscopes.
- Length of metal cable to depict tow cable.
- 1 PE fret.
- 5 marking options.
