The 23×115mm round is used in Soviet (USSR)/Russian/
CIS aircraft
autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a automatic firearm, fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary ammunition, incendiary shell (projectile), shells, ...
. Although superseded by the
30×165mm round the
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force () is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reb ...
still uses it in the
GSh-23L (in the aircraft's tail turrets and in the
UPK-23-250 gun pod) and the
GSh-6-23 (in the
Su-24). This round still serves in many countries and is widely available. The projectile weight is 175 grams.
History
The round was derived from the
14.5×114mm round by necking it out to 23 mm. The original rounds used a lower power charge of 33 g of sw 4/7 powder and achieved 690 m/s at a maximum pressure of 294.3 MPa. In 1954 an improved ammunition was introduced, featuring better projectile design and ballistic properties. The newer rounds have a powder charge to achieve 720 m/s.
Weapon platforms
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Nudelman-Suranov NS-23, used in the
An-2,
Il-10,
Il-22,
La-9,
La-11,
La-15,
MiG-9,
Yak-7,
Yak-9U,
Yak-15,
Yak-17, and
Yak-23 fighters; and in the
Mi-2US, Mi-2URN, and Mi-2URP helicopters.
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Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23, used in the
MiG-15,
MiG-17, and
La-15 fighters.
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Afanasev Makarov AM-23, used in the
Tu-16,
Tu-95,
Il-54 bombers; and in the
An-8,
An-12
The Antonov An-12 (Russian language, Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop Cargo aircraft, transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has ...
,
Il-76 transports.
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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23, used in the
MiG-21,
MiG-23,
SOKO J-22 Orao,
HAL Tejas
The HAL Tejas () is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole Military aircraft, combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for t ...
, and
IAR 93 fighters; in the
Tu-22M and
Tu-95 bombers; in the
Mi-24V, Mi-24VP, Mi-24VM, Mi-24VN, Mi-24VU, Mi-35, Mi-35M, Mi-35O, and
W-3WA Sokół helicopters; and in the
Il-76 transport; and in
UPK-23-250 and
SPPU-22 gun pods.
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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23, used in the
Su-15,
Su-24,
MiG-31, and early versions of the
MiG-27 fighters.
See also
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23×152mm, one variant used in the
VYa-23
The Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 (Волков-Ярцев ВЯ-23) was 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 f ...
on the
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...
ground attack aircraft, and a different variant in the later Soviet
anti-aircraft autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a automatic firearm, fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary ammunition, incendiary shell (projectile), shells, ...
series (
ZSU-23-4,
ZU-23, etc.)
References
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External links
An example of three 23mm NS/NR series cartridgesQuarry.co.uk
Airforce.ru
Large-caliber cartridges
Anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet Union
Aircraft guns of the Soviet Union
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