ZPU vs ZPU-4: Specs Compared

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AAnti-aircraft guns

ZPU

Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun

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Dieter vogeler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BAnti-aircraft guns

ZPU-4

SPAAG

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

0 of 89 rows sourced on both sides

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

4 people

Crew

Single source

4^[source]

4kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

ZPU and ZPU-4 configuration
Specification	ZPU	ZPU-4
Type	Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun^[source]	—
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	—
In service	1949–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators for users^[source]	—
Wars	See Wars for wars^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Degtyaryov Plant^[source]	—

Variants	ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4^[source]	—

Shell	14.5x114mm^[source]	—

Barrels	1-4^[source]	—

Action	Short recoil operation^[source]	—

Feed system	150 round belt each^[source]	—

Variant description	—	ZPU-4^[source]Only the source-declared variant ZPU-4

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