AZP S-60
AZP S-60 (Russian: Автоматическая зенитная пушка С-60, abbrev. АЗП (AZP); literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.
| AZP S-60 | |
|---|---|
S-60 in an Israeli museum | |
| Type | Autocannon |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950–present |
| Used by | See users |
| Wars | Bajaur Campaign Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Somali Civil War Iraq War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War numerous others |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vasiliy Grabin |
| Manufacturer | TsAKB |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,660 kg (10,273 lbs) |
| Length | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Barrel length | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 2.054 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 7 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 57×347mmSR |
| Caliber | 57 mm (2.24 in) |
| Action | Recoil operated |
| Carriage | Four wheels with outriggers |
| Elevation | −4° to +85° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 105–120 rpm (cyclic) 70 rpm (sustained) |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,000 m/s (3,281 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 6,000 m (20,000 ft) (radar guided) 4,000 m (13,000 ft) (optically guided) |
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