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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
ZSU-57-2 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. Reported operators include Cuba, Egypt, Hezbollah, Pahlavi Iran, Kurdistan, People's Republic of Mozambique, Ba'athist Syria.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Soviet Union
1955–early 1970s ( USSR ) 1957–present (other countries)
See Operators
See Service history and Combat history
Design Bureaus of Omsk Works No. 174 and Research Institute No. 58 in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast
1947–1954
Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
1948–1955 (prototypes) 1957–1960 (serial production)
More than 2,023 (USSR) 250 (North Korea, old turrets on new hulls) ? (PRC, Type 80)
28.1 tonnes
8.46 m with gun in forward position (6.22 m hull only)
3.27 m
2.71 m 2.75 m (with a tarpaulin top)
6 (commander, driver, gunner, sight adjuster, and two loaders)
8–15 mm
2 × 57 mm L/76.6 S-60 anti-aircraft autocannons (57 mm S-68A variant) (300 rounds)
V-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel 520 hp (388 kW) at 2,000 rpm
18.5 hp/tonne (13.81 kW/tonne)
individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and last road wheels
425 mm
830 L (including two externally mounted fuel tanks, 95 L each)
420 km (261 miles) (road) 320 km (199 miles) (off-road)
50 km/h (31 mph) (road) 30 km/h (off-road)
Cuba
Egypt
Hezbollah
Pahlavi Iran
Kurdistan
People's Republic of Mozambique
Ba'athist Syria
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
ZSU-57-2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Cuba
EgyptArmy exact named equipment holdings: ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / 57mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army exact named equipment holdings of ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / 57mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
IranArmy exact named equipment holdings: ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / 57mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MozambiqueArmy exact named equipment holdings: ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / SP 57mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Cuba, Egypt, Hezbollah, Pahlavi Iran, Kurdistan, People's Republic of Mozambique, Ba'athist Syria
Equipment reference ↗Army exact named equipment holdings of ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / 57mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
Army exact named equipment holdings of ZSU-57-2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / SP 57mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source marks the whole equipment section with a dagger: serviceability in doubt. Holdings are not readiness.