The 23×152mmB is a large-caliber cartridge used by the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
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CIS
Cis or cis- may refer to:
Places
* Cis, Trentino, in Italy
* In Poland:
** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central
** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north
Math, science and biology
* cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...
in the
VYa-23
The Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 (Волков-Ярцев ВЯ-23) is a autocannon, used on Soviet Union, Soviet aircraft during World War II.
Development
In 1940 in aviation, 1940, A.A. Volkov and S.A. Yartsev created an autocannon, called TKB-201 fo ...
aircraft
autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bull ...
the
Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft and in the
2A7 and
2A14 autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bull ...
s on the
ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
gun series and
ZSU-23-4 "Shilka", among others.
Note that the ammunition for the
VYa-23
The Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 (Волков-Ярцев ВЯ-23) is a autocannon, used on Soviet Union, Soviet aircraft during World War II.
Development
In 1940 in aviation, 1940, A.A. Volkov and S.A. Yartsev created an autocannon, called TKB-201 fo ...
uses a brass case and is not functionally interchangeable with the steel-cased ammunition of the modern
ZU-23 anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
gun series. These two weapons use different headspace sizes, therefore requiring ammunition of slightly different dimensions.
While it is no longer in use in the main anti-aircraft weapons of modern Russia, being replaced by the
30×165mm
30 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. Such ammunition includes NATO standard 30×113mmB and 30×173mm (STANAG 4624), Soviet 30×155mmB, 30×165mm, and 30×210mmB, Yugoslav 30×192mm, Anglo-Swiss 30×170mm, and ...
, it is still in service with the
Russian Naval Infantry and many other countries.
Specifications
Iran has produced the
Baher anti-material rifle chambered for this round. The stated purpose is to take down helicopters and vehicles.
See also
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23×115mm
The 23×115mm round is used in Soviet (USSR)/Russian/CIS aircraft autocannon. Although superseded by the 30×165mm round the Russian Air Force still uses it in the GSh-23L (in the aircraft's tail turrets and in the UPK-23-250 gun pod) and the G ...
, used mainly in aircraft weapons such as
bomber
A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching aerial torpedo, torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The first use of bombs dropped ...
defense guns and
fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield ...
References
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Large-caliber cartridges
Anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet Union
Anti-materiel cartridges
Aircraft guns of the Soviet Union