AAnti-aircraft guns
AZP S-60
Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun
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AAnti-aircraft guns
Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun
At a glance
AZP S-60larger figure on 3 of 3
M45 quad mountlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | AZP S-60 | M45 quad mount |
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| Type | Autocannon[source] | Anti-aircraft gun , heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1950–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See § Users[source] | — |
| Wars | See § Conflicts[source] |
Width
Single source2.054 m (6 ft 9 in)[source]
Effective; optically guided
Single sourceEffective; radar guided
Single source6,000 m (20,000 ft) (radar guided) 4,000 m (13,000 ft) (optically guided)[source]
Effective; effective AA
Single sourceEffective; maximum AA
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War[source] |
| Designer | Vasiliy Grabin[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | TsAKB[source] | Maxon Manufacturing Co.[source] |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 57×347mmSR[source] | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)[source] |
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| Action | Recoil operated[source] | Short recoil-operated[source] |
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| Carriage | Four wheels with outriggers[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −4° to +85°[source] | -5° to +90°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Role | Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | — | 21 oz (.6 kg)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)[source] |
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Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; horizontal
Single source