The ZU-23-2 cannon mounted on the M-113 armored personnel carrier perfectly destroys not only enemy personnel, but also drones.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry decided to install Soviet ZU-23-2 cannons on old American M-113 armored personnel carriers, which eventually became a very effective weapon against drones and enemy infantry.
Experts say that these two systems from the times of the USSR were simply created as a share of each other, the publication reports Forbes.
The anti-aircraft gun was created back in the 1960s and is equipped with two 23 mm cannons that fire at a distance of up to 2 km at a speed of 400 rounds per minute.
The American M-113 armored personnel carrier was also developed in the 1960s. It weighs up to 14 tons, seats 11 passengers and has a diesel engine with a capacity of 275 horsepower.
Experts say that the armored personnel carrier has poor armor, but if you add a turret and additional armor, the armored vehicle can be turned into a tank. And the anti-aircraft installation “23-2” made the armored personnel carrier an effective weapon in the fight against enemy drones and infantry.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have long learned to install the ZU-23-2 on various military equipment, but only at the end of last week did footage of the ZU-23-2 on the M-113 armored personnel carrier appear on the Internet.
It is known that the West has supplied Kyiv with about a thousand of these armored personnel carriers. They are used not only on the battlefield, but also in military medicine, and also as evacuation transport.
Experts are surprised that the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a long time did not think of installing ZU-23-2 armored vehicles.
There is also footage on the Internet of how, with the help of such installations, Ukrainian defenders destroy kamikaze drones in the sky.
We previously reported that after receiving F-16s from Norway, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready to launch a new counter-offensive in the Kherson region.
Let us remind you that the Ukrainian military correspondent Mashovets announces the gathering of enemy forces in the Kupyansk area.
Author: Dmitry Myronenko
2024-01-08 09:20:22
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