ZSU-23-4W1 SHILKA Armo

ZSU-23-4V1 Shilka. A self-propelled anti aircraft set ZSU-23-4V1 was designed in USSR during late fifties. The ZSU is abbreviated Russian Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, and following numbers specify the armament’s caliber and number of barrels. The Shilka’s design was based on adopted ASU-85 chassis with new hull and turret. The ZSU-23-4 set received it’s own radar station searching and tracking aerial targets operating at low altitudes. After Shilka was delivered to the countries engaged in hostilities, it received high regard of users and their enemies for outstanding accuracy.