Russian Autocannons

23mm ZU-23

Notes: This cannon is found on a variety of vehicular and ground mounts, including the ZSU-23-4, BMP-23, and ZU-23-2 and ZU-23-4, as well as some Russian-invented aircraft. It was invented just after the Second World War, and very few changes have been made to the design or ammunition since then.

Weapon	Ammunition	Crew	Set Up Time	Weight	Price
ZU-23	23mm ZU-23	1	NA	102.2 kg	$10764

Weapon	ROF	Magazine	Range	Round	Damage	Penetration
ZU-23	10	100B	550	APDS-T	5	8/7/6/4
	10	100B	550	API	5	5/4/3/2
	10	100B	410	HE	C1 B5	-4C
	10	100B	550	HVAPI	5	6/5/4/3
	10	100B	550	HVHE	C1 B5	-4C

ZU-23-2

Notes: This is a towed mounting of two ZU-23 autocannons. It was designed initially to replace the ZPU-2 double KPV machinegun mounting, but ended up merely supplementing that weapon at best. In the Russian military and that of most former Warsaw Pact countries, the ZU-23-2 ended up being mostly replaced in turn by the SA-9 Gaskin surface to air missile. The ZU-23-2 is, however, very common in the world, particularly in former Russian and Chinese client states and in Israel and South Africa (where captured examples were put to use). In many of those countries, the towed systems have had their wheels removed and they are mounted on the backs of trucks or light armored vehicles.

Weapon	Ammunition	Crew	Set Up Time	Weight	Price
ZU-23-2	23mm ZU-23	3	2 Minutes	950 kg	$86209

Weapon	ROF	Magazine	Range	Round	Damage	Penetration
ZU-23-2	20	100B (x2)	550	APDS-T	5	8/7/6/4
	20	100B (x2)	550	API	5	5/4/3/2
	20	100B (x2)	410	HE	C1 B5	-4C
	20	100B (x2)	550	HVAPI	5	6/5/4/3
	20	100B (x2)	550	HVHE	C1 B5	-4C

30mm 2A42

Notes: This Russian autocannon is mounted on several Russian and former Warsaw Pact vehicles, including the BMP-2 and BMP-3. It is a long-barreled, gas operated, dual-feed weapon that may be fired at a ROF of 3 or 5. Some newer vehicles use the 2A72 30mm autocannon; this differs primarily in reliability issues and may, for game purposes, be considered identical to the 2A42.

Weapon	Ammunition	Crew	Set Up Time	Weight	Price
2A42	30mm 2A42	1	NA	153.5	$19174

Weapon	ROF	Magazine	Range	Round	Damage	Penetration
2A42	5	100B (x2)	525	APBC	6	9/8/7/4
	5	100B (x2)	500	APDS	7	10/9/7/5
	5	100B (x2)	620	APFSDS	7	14/12/10/7
	5	100B (x2)	500	API	7	6/5/4/3
	5	100B (x2)	460	HE-FRAG	C3 B14	-5C
	5	100B (x2)	460	HE	C2 B10	-3C

37mm M-1939

Notes: This is a very old weapon developed before World War 2 and never upgraded in any significant manner over the years. Despite this fact, and that it is of very limited usefulness against modern aircraft, it is widely used throughout the world. The basic gun includes an AV2 gun shield, but it is removed by most countries since it severely limits the depression of the gun, and the M-1939’s best use today is as an antipersonnel and anti-light-vehicle weapon. (It also reduces the weight of the gun by about 100 kilograms.) There are one and two-gun mounts of this weapon. The M-1939 is known to be in service with at least 43 countries today, but Russia is not one of them.

Weapon	Ammunition	Crew	Set Up Time	Weight	Price
M-1939/70-K	37mm M-1939	4	4 Minutes	2100 kg	$131299
M-1939/V-11M	37mm M-1939	6	5 Minutes	2699 kg	$241929

Weapon	ROF	Magazine	Range	Round	Damage	Penetration
M-1939/70-K	3	5 Clip	490	APFSDS-T	8	17/14/12/8
	3	5 Clip	490	API	8	6/5/4/3
	3	5 Clip	490	APHE	C2 B6	5/4/3/1
	3	5 Clip	370	FRAG-HE	C2 B15	-1C
	3	5 Clip	490	HVAP	8	9/8/7/4
M-1939/V-11M	6	5 Clip (x2)	490	APFSDS-T	8	17/14/12/8
	6	5 Clip (x2)	490	API	8	6/5/4/3
	6	5 Clip (x2)	490	APHE	C2 B6	5/4/3/1
	6	5 Clip (x2)	370	FRAG-HE	C2 B15	-1C
	6	5 Clip (x2)	490	HVAP	8	9/8/7/4

57mm AZP S-60

Notes: A magazine fed autocannon, this is a towed version of the gun found on the ZSU-57-2. The gun is also found on the fictional PT-57 light combat vehicle (see Best Light combat Vehicles That Never Were). The weapon is fed from a 4-round magazine when in a ground mount, and can be kept continually firing by a diligent crew feeding clips into it. On the ZSU-57-2, the S-60 feeds from a 50-round belt (per gun). (The fictional PT-57, however, feeds from a 24-round dual-feed belt.) The S-60 is designed to be hooked into fire control radars used by various SAM missile systems, to be used in conjunction with the missiles for an integrated air defense network. The S-60 was originally designed just after World War 2, and was meant to replace the 37mm M-1939 and other 37mm antiaircraft guns; however, with the advent of SAMs, plans for production of antiaircraft guns were scaled back, and the S-60 ended up supplementing the M-1939 rather than supplanting it.

Weapon	Ammunition	Crew	Set Up Time	Weight	Price
S-60	57mm S-60	8	4 Minutes	4660 kg	$428765

Weapon	ROF	Magazine	Range	Round	Damage	Penetration
S-60	3	4 Clip	510	AP	13	23/20/17/11
	3	4 Clip	510	APCBC	13	27/23/20/13
	3	4 Clip	510	APFSDS	13	55/48/41/26
	3	4 Clip	510	APHE	C2 B10	17/15/13/8
	3	4 Clip	390	HE	C5 B15	2C