The ZPU (Russian: ЗПУ; зенитная пулемётная установка, romanized: zenitnaya pulemotnaya ustanovka, meaning "anti-aircraft machine gun mount") is a family of towed anti-aircraft guns based on the Soviet 14.5×114mm KPV heavy machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide.

2020年9月29日 · The ZPU-1 was nothing more than a single-barreled version of the successful ZPU anti-aircraft family line mounting the Soviet 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun. The weapon system was designed as a cost-effective anti-aircraft system to counter low-flying aircraft within reach of a 14.5mm heavy caliber system.

2015年5月13日 · zpu-4高射机枪的枪身部分是4挺重机枪，解放军的56式14.5毫米四管高射机枪是zpu-4高射机枪的仿制产品，曾经大量装备解放军高射炮兵部队，这种防空 ...

The ZSU-23-4 " Shilka " is a lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar -guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG). It was superseded by the 2K22 Tunguska (SA-19 Grison).

2023年2月4日 · The ZPU-4 anti-aircraft system received its baptism of fire through operation by combat forces of China and North Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953).

The ZPU-4 is a towed, quadruple-barreled anti-aircraft gun based on the Soviet 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide. Double- and single-barreled version of the weapon exist, called the ZPU-2 (two variants) and ZPU-1 respectively.

2025年1月9日 · The ZPU-2 is a russian made anti-aircraft 14.5 mm twin guns. The ZPU-2 was introduced in 1949 and is a twin version of the ZPU-1 basic Soviet 14.5 mm machine gun. The late production model ZPU-2 is lighter and lower, has narrower mudguards and a …

2022年3月10日 · Several helicopters of the Syrian Arab Air Force were shot down by the ZPUs in the current Syrian civil war. The naval variants of the ZPU family have their own combat stories.

The ZPU-2 was introduced in 1949 and is a twin version of the ZPU-1 basic Soviet 14.5MM machine gun. The ZPU-2 was used in Korea and considered a dangerous opposition in Vietnam. The Type 58 is the Chinese version, while the individual KPV machineguns as the Type 56.

2010年11月2日 · The ZPU-1 and the ZU-23-2 (pictured) have seen a robust role in Afghan combat since the 1980s. On Oct. 28, a targeted ISAF airstrike killed Mullah Abdullah Kakar, one of the Taliban’s operational commanders in Zabul province who was responsible for a long list of attacks and IEDs in the Shah Joy district.