Function: Lightweight towed anti-aircraft gun.





Background:Introduced in 1949 the ZPU-4 is a quad version of the basic Soviet 14.5mm machine gun. The ZPU-4 saw service with North Korea during the Korean War and with Iraq during the Gulf War. During the Vietnam war the ZPU-4 was considered to be the most dangerous anti-helicopter weapon of the war. Exported to numerous countries worldwide, the ZPU-4 was also manufactured in China as the Type 56.



Description: The ZPU-4 system is made up four air-cooled, fully automatic 14.5mm machineguns mounted on a 4 wheeled, two axle chassis. While the ZPU-4 may be fired while limbered for traveling, the gun can be jacked off of the ground, using built in leveling jacks, for increased stability.





General Characteristics, ZPU-4 14.5mm Anti-Aircraft Gun



Length:

4 feet (1.2 meters)





Width:

5 feet (1.5 meters)





Height:

6 feet (1.8 meters)





Weight:

1 ton









Rate of Fire:

550-600 rounds per minute, per gun.





Maximum Range:

1,400m vs. air targets





Introduction Date:

1949