ZSU-57-2

ZSU-57-2 Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun System

The ZSU-57-2 a Soviet made, self propelled anti-aircraft gun system was developed in the 1950-1954 and first saw service in 1955. The system consists of a chassis based on T-54 tank components but with much thinner armor, four rather than five road wheels and a large open turret armed with twin 57 mm S-68 guns (tank version of the towed single S-60 anti-aircraft gun). Fire control for the ZSU-57-2 is achieved by an optical mechanical computing reflex sight. China is producing the Type 80 anti-aircraft tank which uses a Type 69 II tank chassis fitted with a Chinese built copy of the turret of the ZSU-57-2.

Polish Army was using 48 pcs of the ZSU-57-2.

Museum Example

Serial #: 5902G020R
In museum since 1994 from Wicko Morskie

Summer 2004 - ZSU-57-2 under restoration.

1997

1994

Technical data

Weight: 28.0 t
Length: 6.22 m
Width: 3.27 m
Height: 2.74 m
Crew: 6
Armament: twin 57 mm S-68, fully automatic, recoil-operated gun
Rate of fire: cyclic - 105-120 rds/gun/min, practical - 70 rds/gun/min
Vertical range: maximum - 8000 m, effective - ca. 4000 m
Armor: 8 - 13 mm
Powerplant: W-54, 12-cylinder, V in-line water-cooled diesel engine, 520 hp at 2000 rpm
Maximum Speed: 50 kph
Range: 420 km