Defense System 23×152 mm Vehicle or Stationary Site
23×152 mm ARSENAL Defense System DS is a powerful weapon mainly used for destruction of light armored targets and firing points within the range of 2000 m, and slow-flying air targets. Considered a version of a “technical” in some battlefield environments, this mobile platform (or placed in a battlement or prepared site) provides extremely effective and heavy firepower to.
Caliber | 23×152 mm |
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Description
23×152 mm Arsenal Defense System DS
(automated & remote controlled)
NSN: 1090- 50-001-7894
23×152 mm ARSENAL Defense System DS is a powerful weapon mainly used for destruction of light armored targets and firing points within the range of 2000 m, and slow-flying air targets. Considered a version of a “technical” in some battlefield environments, this mobile platform (or placed in a battlement or prepared site) provides extremely effective and heavy firepower to.
MAIN FEATURES:
- 23×152 mm ARSENAL Defense System DS is designed to be operated on a truck type vehicle or on a prepared site stationary.
- It consists of a 23×152 mm Cannon mounted on a carriage with electric drive on the axles and an electric trigger.
- The carriage is controlled by a computer system provided with main and backup power.
- Aiming is done through an optical sight.
- Weapon feeding is performed by 50-round metal linked belt placed in a standard ammunition box for ZU-23.
- Used mainly for aircraft, the DS is also good for fortified positions and vehicles (unarmored or light armored).
- Remote controlled operation cuts down on the crew size needed for operation.
- The DS is provided with standard SPTA set.
TECHNICAL DATA | 23X152 mm DS |
Ammunition | 23×152 mm Rounds – API-T, HEI-T, etc. |
Ammunition, mm | 23×152 |
Rate of fire, rounds/min | from 1600 to 2000 |
Muzzle velocity, m/s | 970 |
Fire mode | Single, automatic, in bursts |
Rate of fire (computer controlled), rounds/min: | up to 1000 |
Practical rate of fire, rounds/min: | 100 |
Maximum range of fire, m | 2 000 |
Engagement section, degrees | |
– traverse | 270 (option 360) |
– elevation | from –10 to + 90 |
Accuracy to train the set angles, mrad | 0.2 |
System life (Cannon with one Barrel), rounds | 3 000 |
Ability of sustained fire without cooling of barrel, rounds | at least 100 |
Overall dimensions, approx., mm/in | |
– length mm/in | 3 500 mm / 137.7 in |
– width mm/in | 2 000 mm / 78.7 in |
– height mm/in | 1 600 m / 63.0 in |
Weight of the system, approx., kg/lbs. | 900 kg / 1984.1 in |
OPTIONS (ON CUSTOMER`S REQUEST; PAID SEPARATELY): |
Modification of the parameters for horizontal and vertical firing according to the Customer’s instructions; |
Remote control of the fire; |
Conjunction to current coordinate systems; |
Conjunction to command posts; |
Conjunction to special radar system; |
Connecting a group of Systems in an anti-aircraft artillery battery with a single remote control, for group hitting a target or hitting a group of targets; |
Spare barrel, ammunition boxes and belts |
STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION |
The ARSENAL Defense System DS allows storage in packaging developed by the manufacturer: |
5 years in closed warehouses with sudden fluctuations in temperature and humidity; |
or 3 years in field conditions. |
The ARSENAL Defense System DS can be transported by all modes of transport and in all weather conditions in the manufacturer’s packaging. |