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| Description |
The ZPU-2 is a russian made anti-aircraft 14.5 mm twin guns. The ZPU-2 was introduced in 1949 and is a twin version of the ZPU-1 basic Soviet 14.5 mm machine gun. The late production model ZPU-2 is lighter and lower, has narrower mudguards and a lighter single tow bar. In the firing position the wheels are raised clear off the ground but not removed. The ZPU-2 is no longer in front-line service with Russia as it has been replaced by the similar 23 mm ZU-23-2.
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Variants :
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- Type 58: Chinese version of ZPU-2
- ZU-2: Romanian version
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| Design |
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The ZPU-2 uses two 14.5 mm Vladimirova KPV (Krubnokalibernyj Pulemet Vladimirova) heavy machine gun, which has a quick-change barrel, mounted on a wheeled chassis. In firing position, the wheels are removed and the weapon rests on a three-point platform, each point having a screw jack for levelling.
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The ZPU-2 14.5 mm twin guns can fired the following fixed ammunition:
- API (BS 41) projectile weighing 64.4 g, with a muzzle velocity of 1,000 m/s, which will penetrate 32 mm of conventional steel armour at an incidence of 0º at a range of 500 m
- API-T (BZT) projectile weighing 59.56 g
- I-T (ZP) projectile weighing 59.68 g.
The ZPU-1 14.5 mm twin guns has an effective slant range of 1,402 m, effective limit at +45º elevation is 975 m while effective altitude limit at +65º is 1,280 m.
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The twin ZPU-2 has appeared on two different two-wheeled carriages. The earlier model has larger fenders and a double tubular tow bar. In firing position the crew removes the wheels, and the weapon rests on a three-point platform. The later model, which is lighter in weight, has smaller fenders, a tighter single tow bar, and a tower silhouette. When in firing position the wheels are raised, but not removed.
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| Accessories |
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Two ammunition boxes are mounted at the front of the wheeled chassis, one under each gun. Each ammunition boxes can carried 1,200 rounds of 14.5 mm. The ZPU-2 is equipped with a single optical sight.
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| Specifications |
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Armament
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Two 14.5 mm guns
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Country users
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Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chad, China, RDC, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Laos, Libya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Somalia, South africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
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Type
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Anti-aicraft twin guns
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Carriage
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Two wheels, can be mounted on armoured and light vehicles
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Crew
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5 soldiers
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Weight
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639 kg (ZPU-2 early)
621 kg (ZPU-2 late)
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Rate of fire
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150 rds/min
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Range
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8,000 m max
1,400 m effective range
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Altitude
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5,000 m max
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Dimensions (on travel)
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Length: 3,53 m; Width: 1.92 m; Height: 1.83 m
Length: 3,87 m; Width: 1.37 m; Height: 1.09 m
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ZPU-2 14.5 mm anti-aircraft twin guns early production
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ZPU-2 14.5 mm anti-aircraft twin guns late production
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ZPU-2 14.5 mm anti-aircraft twin guns early production
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ZPU-2 14.5 mm anti-aircraft twin guns late production
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