The 180 mm gun S-23 (Russian: 180-мм пушка С-23) was a Soviet heavy gun of Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s, with the design based on naval guns. Its first public appearance was the 1955 May Day parade in Moscow. [1]

2020年9月29日 · The S-23 was a heavy gun developed by Soviet military industry during the early-Cold War period and exported to allies across the Soviet sphere of influence. The massive, 180mm towed gun system relied on a sixteen man crew for efficient operation and was towed by an AT-T heavy-tracked mover vehicle - also carrying the gunnery crew their ...

The S-23 is a early Cold War era heavy gun of Soviet origin. It was developed after World War 2 to provide Soviet forces with the ability for long range shelling. In the West it was referred to as the 203mm M1955 gun, although its actual caliber is 180mm. When introduced the S-23 had a phenomenal range, good accuracy and reasonable volume of fire.

2025年1月24日 · Despite the fact that the S-23 gun of 180 mm caliber was noticed in 1955, the history of the creation of this gun remains very vague to this day. Most likely, the S-23 is a naval weapon or a coastal defense weapon converted into a …

2024年2月29日 · The S-23 180mm heavy towed gun was developed by the Soviet Union to replace the B-4 heavy howitzer during World War II. However, due to delays in development and changes in artillery...

In 1955 a huge 180mm towed gun was seen for the first time with designation “180 mm gun S-23“, which raised expectation and concern in Western media, which at first and for almost 20 years took it for a 203mm caliber gun. S-23 field gun gallery and more info

2012年9月1日 · And only when samples of the S-23 gun were captured during one of the Middle Eastern armed conflicts, it was discovered that its caliber was actually 180 millimeters. C-23 is a heavy and bulky weapon; its combat weight is almost 21,5 thousand kg.

180 mm S-23 gun (Russian: 180-mm cannon S-23) was a Soviet heavy pistol of the Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s from naval guns. His first public appearance was the 1955 May Day Parade in Moscow. [1]

This was at one time the largest-caliber towed gun in use by Russia. The gun fired high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) and concrete-piercing (CP) projectiles. It was also capable of firing nuclear ammunition.

L'S-23 (in russo 180-мм пушка С-23) è un cannone a lunga gittata, di elevata potenza, prodotto in Unione Sovietica ed entrato in linea nelle divisioni di artiglieria negli anni '50. [1]