AZP S-60 vs ZU-23-2: Specs Compared

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AAnti-aircraft guns

AZP S-60

Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun

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BAnti-aircraft guns

ZU-23-2

Towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin autocannon

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AZP S-60Length

8.5 m

Length source ↗

ZU-23-2Length

4.57 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AZP S-60larger figure on 4 of 6

Length+86%
Height+94%
Mass+391%
Calibre+148%

ZU-23-2larger figure on 2 of 6

Width+40%

Measured figures

Head to head

46 of 112 rows sourced on both sides

8.5m

4.57m

Length+86%

All recorded figures & sources

8.5 m

Length

Single source

8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)^[source]

4.57 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

AZP S-60 and ZU-23-2 configuration
Specification	AZP S-60	ZU-23-2
Type	Autocannon^[source]	Towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin autocannon^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1950–present^[source]	1960–present^[source]
Used by	See § Users^[source]	See Operators section^[source]

Wars	See § Conflicts^[source]	Angolan Civil War South African Border War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Western Sahara War Somali Civil War Iran–Iraq War United States invasion of Grenada Second Sudanese Civil War Siachen conflict Operation Praying Mantis Gulf War Georgian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) 2006 Lebanon War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Syrian Civil War Northern Mali conflict Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Tigray War Russo-Ukrainian war War in Amhara Sudanese civil war (2023–present) 2025 India–Pakistan conflict Iran–Israel war 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war^[source]

Designer	Vasiliy Grabin^[source]	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]

Manufacturer	TsAKB^[source]	—

Shell	Fixed QF 57×347mmSR^[source]	23x152B^[source]

Action	Recoil operated^[source]	Gas operated^[source]

Carriage	Four wheels with outriggers^[source]	—

Elevation	−4° to +85°^[source]	−10° to +90°^[source]

Traverse	360°^[source]	360°^[source]

Role	Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun^[source]	—

Designed	—	Late 1950s^[source]

Produced	—	1960–present [1]^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants and upgrades^[source]

Barrels	—	2^[source]

Feed system	—	2x 50 round belt^[source]

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