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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | S-500 missile system | ZSU-23-4 Shilka |
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| Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 16 September 2021[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Space Forces[source] | See Operators |
Width
Single source3.125 m (10 ft 3.0 in)[source]
Height
Single sourcewith radar elevated
Single source2.576 m (8 ft 5.4 in) 3.572 m (11 ft 8.6 in) with radar elevated[source]
commander, driver, gunner, radar operator
Single source4 (commander, driver, gunner, radar operator)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source50 km/h (31 mph) road 30 km/h (19 mph) off-road[source]
V-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel 280 hp (209 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.
| Designer | Almaz-Antey[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey[source] | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (UMZ), Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant (MMZ)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $2.5 billion[source] | US$ 357,000 (export price to Libya , 1972/73)[source] |
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| Produced | 2021–present[source] | 1964–1982[source] |
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| No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] | About 6,500[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Combat history[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1957–1960[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded steel, 9.2 mm (0.36 in) turret, up to 15 mm hull[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 4 × 23 mm 2A7 autocannons (AZP-23 "Amur" quad automatic anti-aircraft gun), ammunition 2,000 rounds[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 14.7 hp/tonne (11.0 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Individual torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 375 mm (14.8 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 515 L[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Shilka[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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