S.C. UZINA MECANICA CUGIR S.A.

cal. 23mm AIRCRAFT GUN GSh 23 TYPE
USE: The two-barrel aircraft gun – GS-23 and GS-23L is designed to be mounted on aircraft fighter.
         It is intended for air defense and against ground targets.
- caliber                                                                        23 mm
- rate of fire (normal conditions)                                     3000÷3400 rds/min
- muzzle velocity                                                            715 ±15 m/s
- mass:                                                                           GS-23 Cannon  49.2 kg
                                                               GS-23L Cannon  50 kg
- overall dimensions
- length                                                             GS-23 Cannon  1387 mm
                                                               GS-23L Cannon  1537 mm
- breadth                                                          165 mm
- height                                                             168 mm
             -    barrel length                                                              1000 mm
-  number of threads                                                       10
-  threads pitch                                                               575 mm
-  threads breadth                                                           4.8 mm
-  triggering                                                                     electric
-  cocking                                                                       manual cocking  pyro-cartridge
- guaranteed number of rounds to be fired                       min. 4000 rounds / min (to this number there
(with the use of the pertaining set of spare parts)              are allowed max..200 pyrotechnic cockings                                                                                   from witch 80 without ammunition)