Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 | |
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A Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force | |
Type | Autocannon |
Place of origin | USSR |
Service history | |
Used by | USSR |
Wars | Cold War |
Production history | |
Produced | 1944—1953 |
No. built | 28,479 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 37 kilograms (82 lb) |
Length | 198.5 centimetres (6.51 ft) |
Barrel length | 145 centimetres (4.76 ft) |
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Shell | 23x115mm |
Shell weight | 175 g (6.2 oz) |
Caliber | 23 millimetres (0.91 in) |
Action | short recoil |
Rate of fire | 550 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 690 metres per second (2,300 ft/s) |
Feed system | belt |
The NS-23 was a 23 mm (0.91 in) aircraft cannon designed by A. E. Nudelman, A. Suranov, G. Zhirnykh, V. Nemenov, S. Lunin, and M. Bundin during World War II as a replacement for the Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 cannon. It entered service in 1944. The NS-23 round was derived from the 14.5x114mm anti-tank round by necking it out to 23 mm.
A synchronized version, designated NS-23S (S for synchronized), was used for fixed installations firing through the propeller disc.
Applications of the NS-23 included the Antonov An-2, Ilyushin Il-10, Ilyushin Il-22, Lavochkin La-7, Lavochkin La-15, MiG-9, Yakovlev Yak-7, Yak-9U, Yak-15, Yak-17, and Yak-23. Some early MiG-15s also were equipped the NS-23.
The NS-23 was replaced in service by the Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 around 1949.
External links[]
References[]
- Koll, Christian (2009). Soviet Cannon - A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Arms and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm. Austria: Koll. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-200-01445-9. http://www.russianammo.org.
The original article can be found at Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 and the edit history here.
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