QF 3.7-inch AA gun vs ZU-23-2: Specs Compared

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AAnti-aircraft guns

QF 3.7-inch AA gun

Anti-aircraft gun

BAnti-aircraft guns

ZU-23-2

Towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin autocannon

Credit

One half 3544 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

QF 3.7-inch AA gunQF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Length

8.6 m

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ZU-23-2Length

4.57 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

24 of 115 rows sourced on both sides

8.6m

4.57m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.6 m

QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun · Length

Single source

28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun

4.57 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

QF 3.7-inch AA gun and ZU-23-2 configuration
Specification	QF 3.7-inch AA gun	ZU-23-2
Type	Anti-aircraft gun^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	Towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin autocannon^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1937–present (the Nepalese Army still has 45 in service)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	1960–present^[source]
Used by	UK & other Commonwealth countries

Wars	World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	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	Vickers^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]

Designed	1937^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	Late 1950s^[source]

Produced	1937–1945^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	1960–present [1]^[source]

No. built	approx. 10.000^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Shell	Mk I–III: Fixed QF 94 x 675mm R Mk VI: 94 x 857mm R^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	23x152B^[source]

Shell weight	28 pounds (13 kg)^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Breech	Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Carriage	Mobile and static versions^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	—

Elevation	−5 to +80 degrees^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	−10° to +90°^[source]

Traverse	360 degrees^[source]QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun	360°^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants and upgrades^[source]

Barrels	—	2^[source]

Action	—	Gas operated^[source]

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

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