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There are 19 Anti-Aircraft Systems in the Military Factory.


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2S-6M Tunguska (SA-19 Grisom)
The 2S6M Tunguska is a self-propelled air defense system that combines both cannon power and surface to air missile power. The targeting system relies on a radar sensor with fire control handled via IFF. Turret traversal i...

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Avenger
The Avenger serves as an air defense missile system consisting of the pedestal-mounted "Stinger" surface-to-air missile battery that operates from a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) chassis. The system ...

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3

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gepard Flakpanzer
The Gepard Flakpanzer is derived from the Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank chassis and serves as a mobile anti-aircraft artillery piece. It features twin-35mm main guns and can fire a variety of air-exploding ammunition including A...

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4

KS-19 (Type 55)
The KS-19 (Type 59) is a manually loaded and operated towed anti-aircraft artillery system. A sustained rate of fire by a capable crew is reported to be between 10-15 rounds per minute. Sighting can be accomplished with the o...

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5

M163 Vulcan
The M163 Vulcan 20mm Air Defense System is composed of a 20mm electrically-operated gatling gun on an M157A1 turret gun mount. The weapon system is fused to the chassis of the M113A Gavin Armored Personnel Carrier. It is a sh...

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6

M167 Vulcan
The Vulcan was a gattling six-barrel, short-range, 20mm-air defense weapon system. The Vulcan saw service with the 82nd Airborne from 1970-1994. The weapon system is not limited to attacking aerial targets and can also assaul...

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M727 Hawk
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8

S-60
The S-60 is a towed 57mm Anti-Aircraft artillery system....

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9

SA-2 Guideline
The original SA-2 Guideline design was engineered to track down and destroy the less-maneuverable high-altitude American bombers, more precisely - the Air Force's stalwart, the B-52 Stratofortress. The capabilities of the ...

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10

SA-3 Goa
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SA-6 Gainful
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12

SA-9 Gaskin
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13

Type 55 (M1939)
The M1939 37mm anti aircraft weapon system is based on the Bofors 25mm Model 1933 gun system of 1935. It saw extensive action in the Second World War for both the Soviet Army and Navy, accounting for the downing of 14,657 Axi...

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14

Type 65
The Type 65 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft system produced by NORINCO in China. The system features twin 37mm cannons and is a variant on the Soviet-produced, World War Two-era Type 55 (detailed elsewhere on this site as t...

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15

ZPU-1
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ZPU-2
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ZPU-4
The ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun was developed in the post-war Soviet Union, seeing official production service in 1949. The towed artillery system featured four air-cooled, quick change 14.5mm main guns with a maximum range of 8,...

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18

ZSU-23-4 Shilka
The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" system has been - and continues to be - a much-feared anti-aircraft system for pilots all over the world. The effectiveness of the Shilka at low altitudes has been very well documented, as the system has...

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ZU-23
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