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Description |
The ZPU-1 is a russian made anti-aircraft 14.5 mm gun. The ZPU-1 14.5 mm light anti-aircraft gun was introduced into Soviet Army service immediately after the Second World War and, like the ZPU-2 and ZPU-4, uses the 14.5 mm Vladimirov KPV heavy machine gun which has a quick-change barrel.
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Variants :
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No variants
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Design |
Design of the ZPU-1 is highly utilitarian and conventional. The system is essentially made up of three major components that include the barrel, gun mount and carriage - though the barrel and gun mount can be fitted to a vehicle for an improvised mobile weapons platform if desired. The air-cooled 14.5mm machine gun sits on a semi-flexible mounting that allows for engagement elevations of -8 to +88 degrees.
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Ammunition |
The ZPU-1 14.5 mm 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 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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Mobility |
The basic version of ZPU-1 14.5 mm is fitted to a two-wheeled, rubber-tired carriage system with a tow arm for ground transport by light or heavy vehicles. The two-wheeled carriage of the ZPU-1 was designed by Vodop'yanov and Rachinskiy. For transport in rough terrain, it can be dismantled into units weighing about 80 kg each.
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Accessories |
The ZPU-1 14.5 mm is equipped with an air cooled quick-change barrel, with the ammunition box on the right side. Typically, some 1,200 rounds of 14.5mm ammunition are supplied to a ZPU-1 crew though this may vary based on operator and ammunition carrier. The ZPU-1 is fitted with an optical sight.
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Specifications |
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Armament
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One 14.5 mm gun
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Country users
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Afghanistan, albania, Angola, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iraq, North Korea, Laos, Libya, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
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Type
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Anti-aicraft gun a
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Carriage
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Two wheels chassis, can be mounted on armoured and light vehicles
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Crew
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4 soldier
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Weight
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413 kg
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Rate of fire
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150 rds/min a a a
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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 a
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Dimensions (on travel)
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Length: 3,44 m; Width: 1.62 m; Height: 1.34 m
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