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.
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.
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.
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.
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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