Image source: Photo: KCNA
The North Korean army is armed with a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which looks like the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that we have a completely different car in front of us.
If the domestic model, as the name implies, can hit the enemy with four 23-mm rapid-firing guns, then the ZSU from the DPRK has two of them, and they have a caliber of 30 mm.
Image source: Photo: KCNA
The fact is that the Soviet AK-230 marine was adapted for installation on a land-based tracked vehicle. Its maximum firing range is 6800 m. The rate of fire is 1050 rounds per minute per barrel. Ammunition - 2000 rounds. There is a radar sighting system.
Image source: Photo: KCNA
According to the data that appeared on the Network, the weight of such an installation, which has the Western designation M-1989/92, is about two dozen tons. The engine power is 280 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is at least 50 kilometers per hour. The armor is 14 millimeters. The crew consists of four people. It is assumed that up to 600 of them were produced. It is believed that with some modernization, such as the installation of a thermal imaging camera, this ZSU can effectively destroy unmanned aerial vehicles.
Roman Katkov
