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An Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Russian: Зенитная артиллерийская дивизия (зенад), romanized: Zenitnaya artilleriyskaya diviziya (zenad)) was a type of Anti-aircraft unit of the Soviet Union's Red Army, Soviet Army, and the Soviet Air Defense Forces (PVO) during World War II and the early years of the Cold War.
3-inch M1918 gun (World War I, interbellum) 3-inch M3 gun (interbellum, World War II) 105 mm M3 gun (interbellum, limited production) 37 mm Gun M1 (some mountings added two .50 cal MGs) (interbellum, World War II) 1.1"/75 (28mm) gun (interbellum, World War II) Bofors 40 mm gun (World War II) 90 mm M3 gun (World War II – 1950s) 120 mm M1 gun ...
Cold War / modern 14.5 2 Type 58 People's Republic of China: Cold War 14.5 2 ZPU-2 Soviet Union: Cold War / modern 14.5 4 Type 56 People's Republic of China: Cold War 14.5 4 ZPU-4 Soviet Union: Cold War / modern 20 Becker Type M2 Germany: World War I: 20 Madsen 20 mm cannon Denmark: World War II 20 Solothurn ST-5 Switzerland: World War II 20
Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare [1] and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action". [2] It encompasses surface-based, subsurface (submarine-launched), and air-based weapon systems, in addition to associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements, and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).
The British developed their own SPAAGs throughout the war mounting multiple machine guns and light cannon on various tank and armoured car chassis and by 1943, the Crusader AA tanks, which mounted the Bofors 40 mm gun or two-three Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. Although used during the Normandy landings, by that point German aircraft were contained by ...
Pages in category "Anti-aircraft guns of the Cold War" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
World War I World War II 40 1, 2, or 4 Bofors 40 mm gun Sweden: World War II - Korean War - Cold War: 45 1 or 2 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K) Soviet Union: World War II 76.2 QF 3 inch 20 cwt United Kingdom: World War I: 76.2 3"/23 caliber gun United States: World War I - 1920s 76.2 1 or 2 3"/50 caliber gun United States: World War I - World ...
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.