Soviet experience in Afghanistan in the 1980s led to an unusual innovation in the form of the SPPU series of gun pods, which have traversable barrels allowing them to continue to fire on a fixed target as the aircraft passes overhead. A gun pod typically contains one or more guns, a supply of ammunition, and, if necessary, a power source.

2021年4月12日 · In 1971, the Soviet launched production of a gun pod for tactical jets and assault helicopters that simply lifted the 23mm GSh-23 autocannon from the late-model MiG-21 Fishbe d and MiG-23 Flogger fighters and installed it in a “unified gun container,” Unifitsirovannyi Pushechnyi Konteyner in Russian, or UPK-23-250 to give it its full name.

The SPPU-22 is a late Cold War era gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the 1970's for use on fixed wing aircraft. The SPPU-22 has the unique feature of its armament that can be elevated downwards. The name SPPU stands for Samolyatnaya Podvizhnaya Pushechnuaya Ustanovka which is Russian for "aircraft movable gun pod".

The UPK-23 is a late Cold War era basic and powerful gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the 1970's to provide the Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter with more firepower and can be used on most fighter aircraft as well.

2003年8月24日 · "Russia has developed by far the most interesting range of gunpods, as many of them permit the gun to be elevated and traversed in use. The best-known pod in which the guns stay conventionally fixed is the UPK-23-250, for one 23 mm GSh-23 and 250 rounds, which weighs 218 kg loaded.

The SPPU-6 is a large and powerful gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the early 1970's for use with the Su-24 Fencer ground attack aircraft. The six barrel GSh-6-23 autocannon makes it one of the most powerful gun pods in existence.

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2019年10月28日 · Russia has developed by far the most interesting range of gunpods, as many of them permit the gun to be elevated and traversed in use. The best-known pod in which the guns stay conventionally fixed is the UPK-23-250, for one 23 mm GSh-23 and 250 rounds, which weighs 218 kg loaded.

One of the more impressive Soviet/Russian weapon systems is the SPPU-22 gun pod. With two twin 23mm cannons it is used to strafe ground targets and can be adjusted from the cockpit to fire horizontal or up to 30 degrees down angle.

The SPPU-22 was a Soviet, and is now a Russian, Cold War and Modern Suspended Gun Pod. The length of the hopper is 380 cm with a diameter of 400 millimeters. The weight of the loaded container is 320 kg.