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The ZSU-57-2 Ob'yekt 500 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: Зенитная Самоходная Установка), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels.
In modern tanks, the turret is armoured for crew protection and rotates a full 360 degrees carrying a single large-calibre tank gun, typically in the range of 105 and 125 mm (4.1 and 4.9 in) calibre. Machine guns may be mounted inside the turret, which on modern tanks is often on a "coaxial" mount, parallel with the larger main gun.
A gun turret protects the crew or mechanism of a weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions.. A turret is a rotating weapon platform, strictly one that crosses the armour of whatever it is mounted on with a structure called a barbette (on ships) or basket (on tanks) and has a protective structure on top (gunhouse).
The turret was an updated version of the one used on the GD–Teledyne Expeditionary Tank, which was entered into the Armored Gun System competition in the 1980s. [ 14 ] In October 1999, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki laid out his vision for a lighter, more transportable force.
For engaging heavily armored targets, ZSSW-30 is equipped with two Spike-LR anti-tank guided missiles located in a launch container mounted to the right side of the turret. Spike-LR is an Israeli fifth generation anti-tank guided missile that features both fire-and-forget and command guidance operating modes. [ 19 ]
A mobile version of the Skyshield air defense system, it is based on a turret equipped with a 35 mm revolver cannon, based on the 35/1000 revolver gun. It can be elevated up to 85° with 360° rotation. The unmanned turret weighs 4.25 tonnes loaded and is controlled by two operators inside the vehicle.
The turret right rear housed an NBC air filtration system made by Westair Dynamics. A set of 66 mm grenade dischargers were mounted on either sides of the turret and were later relocated on the turret cheeks. The Mark 7 has three features that reduces the likelihood of its detection by night sights and other heat-sensing devices.
The 2A42 Cobra is an overhead-mount modular one-man gun turret designed by the ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom design bureau. It is specially designed to fit many different types of tracked and wheeled IFVs and APCs such as the BMP-1, BMD-1, BTR-70, BTR-80 and the OT-64 SKOT.