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est without booster est
Single sourcewith booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | ZSU-57-2 |
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| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | 1955–early 1970s ( USSR ) 1957–present (other countries)[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
Hull
Single sourcewith gun in forward position (
Single source8.46 m with gun in forward position (6.22 m hull only)[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
Height
Single sourcewith a tarpaulin top
Single source2.71 m 2.75 m (with a tarpaulin top)[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 230 mm (9 in) missile est. 305 mm (12 in) booster[source]
commander, driver, gunner, sight adjuster, and two loaders
Single source6 (commander, driver, gunner, sight adjuster, and two loaders)[source]
Maximum; est. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceest. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (1,400–1,870 m/s; 4,500–6,140 ft/s)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source50 km/h (31 mph) (road) 30 km/h (off-road)
Operational; against ballistic targets
Single sourceOperational; est against aerial targets est
Single sourceest. 180 km (110 mi) against aerial targets est. 75 km (47 mi) against ballistic targets[source]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceV-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel 520 hp (388 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Design Bureaus of Omsk Works No. 174 and Research Institute No. 58 in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast[source]
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | 1947–1954[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2017–present[source] | 1948–1955 (prototypes) 1957–1960 (serial production)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Two-stage Solid[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | AESA MMW 3D Radar Dual Electro-optical FPA CCD + IIR Seeker Asymmetric 360° Multi-Seeker assembly 3-way Datalink with real time automatic and manual retargeting ECCM + IRCCM[source] | — |
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| Steering system | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Service history and Combat history[source] |
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| No. built | — | More than 2,023 (USSR) 250 (North Korea, old turrets on new hulls) ? (PRC, Type 80)[source] |
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| Armor | — | 8–15 mm[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × 57 mm L/76.6 S-60 anti-aircraft autocannons (57 mm S-68A variant) (300 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.5 hp/tonne (13.81 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and last road wheels[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 425 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 830 L (including two externally mounted fuel tanks, 95 L each)[source] |
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420 km (261 miles) (road) 320 km (199 miles) (off-road)[source]