Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet Union / Mike Guardia ; illustrated by Henry Morshead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guardia, Mike, author.

Contributor:

Morshead, Henry, illustrator.

Series:

New vanguard ; 222.

New Vanguard ; 222

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiaircraft guns--Soviet Union--History.

Antiaircraft guns.

Antiaircraft guns--Soviet Union--Pictorial works.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Osprey Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

During the Cold War, the Soviet Army was perhaps the deadliest fighting force the world had ever seen. Within its mechanized forces, the Soviets accomplished something that their American counterparts never could - the fielding of a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that could keep pace with its heavy armored formations. This volume examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska (better known by its NATO reporting name: SA-19 'Grison'). These vehicles excelled in their ai

Contents:

Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Zsu-37 and the Early Years of Soviet Air Defense; ZSU 57-2; ZSU 23-4; 9K22 Tunguska (SA-19 Grison); Trends in Post-Soviet Spaags; Further Reading; Imprint

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781472806239

1472806239

9781472806246

1472806247