Tradoc Bulletin 4: Soviet ZSU-23-4: Capabilities and Countermeasures
Abstract
Since World War II, the range, accuracy and lethality of air defense weapons have increased dramatically. The antiaircraft weapons of 1945 were guns, some radar controlled. but all limited in range to about 10 km. In contrast. today an air defense complex in a forward divisional area is made up of gun and missile systems covering the battle area forward and behind the area of contains for as much as 40 kilometers (an increase of 36 times as much volume of air space controlled). Moreover, these weapons are mobile, capable of moving with maneuver units, and providing a continuous air umbrella. The addition of such weapons to maneuver units is one dimension of the proliferation of modern air defenses. In 1945, a US division typically had 64 air defense weapons, all inaccurate and short range. In the mid-70's, the number of weapons with marked advances in accuracy and range, had increased to 113; Soviet-equipped divisions include an even larger number.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA392785
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Training and Doctrine Command