ZSU-23-4 Shilka

ZSU-23-4 Shilka
Alternate Name(s)	Shilka
Tier / Class	Tier 4 AFV
Type	Special Premium
Place of Origin	USSR
Dealer	Marat Shishkin
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner
Sustained Damage
Damage	15
Penetration	60 mm
Damage per Minute	13356 per min.
Reload Time	0.2 s
Defense
Hit Points	1400
Hull vs AP	85 mm
Hull vs HEAT	105 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	75 mm
Turret vs HEAT	80 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	50 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	6.33 s
Weight	21000 kg
Hull Traverse	33.37 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	20 %
Vision Range while Moving	430 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-5° / 85°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.180 °
Aim Time	1.5 s
Turret Traverse	74 deg/s

The ZSU-23-4 Shilka is a Tier 4 special premium Armored Fighting Vehicle under Marat Shishkin's dealership.

History

Class: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Developed: 1957-1962
Service: 1962+
Vehicles Built: cca 6500
Operators: Soviet Union, Russia, most of the Warsaw Pact and two dozen other countries

The Shilka (named after a Siberian river) came to be in the early 1960s as an attempt to provide Soviet mechanized forces with a short-range highly mobile anti-air platform that would also feature some basic protection. The designation itself, ZSU-23-4, stands for "self-propelled anti-aircraft gun" with the number signifying its gun caliber (23mm) and the amount of barrels (4).

The defining characteristics of the Shilka would be its low weight (mere 19 tons), light armor and high firepower of its quad water-cooled 23mm guns. Thanks to its excellent cooling system, the vehicle was able to fire as many as 3400 rounds per minute. The system was guided by rather advanced radar and was therefore capable of engaging even fast-flying targets.

The Shilka would turn out to be a very successful design. Roughly 6500 were built between 1964 and 1982 (the original production run ended in 1968) with some 2500 of them exported all over the world. They participated in pretty much every major conflict of the 20th century, including the Soviet-Afghan War, the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, the Gulf War and many others, sometimes even appearing on both sides. The brutal volume of fire it offered in combination with HE shells would often be used against soft ground targets with excellent results. Several modernized variants exist, more than two dozen countries or organizations still operate it and it is even now being used in several countries, including the Donbass War or the Syrian Civil War.

Vehicle Traits

• Autocannon Only: This vehicle is armed only with a (usually more powerful) autocannon.
• Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
• PELE Rounds: This vehicle can fire special Penetrator with Lateral Effect rounds. These can penetrate thick armor and deal extra damage to the crew and internal components.
• Hailstorm of Fire: This vehicle has an extremely high rate of fire that allows it to deal damage by its sheer volume instead of by individual shell penetrations.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	23mm 3UBR1 AP	AP	Stock	15	60 mm	950 m/s	0.20 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.18 ° Shots Before Overheat: 33 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 3400.00 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	23mm Mesco APFSDS	APFSDS	10	12	100 mm	1385 m/s	0.20 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.17 ° Shots Before Overheat: 33 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 3400.00 rd/min Fire Chance Bonus: 20 % Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
3	23mm Arsenal FAPDS	PELE	10	11	92 mm	1000 m/s	0.20 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.18 ° Shots Before Overheat: 33 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 3400.00 rd/min Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 15 % Bonus Module Damage: 35 %

Upgrades

Armor

ZSU-23-4 Shilka Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	85 mm (vs AP) 105 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	75 mm (vs AP) 80 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	Quad 23mm AZP-23 Autocannons	Stock	Stock	1.50 s	0.20 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -5.0° / 85.0° Ammo: 23mm 3UBR1 AP 23mm Mesco APFSDS 23mm Arsenal FAPDS

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
RMZ V-6R 280 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	50 km/h	19 km/h	6.33 s (0 to 32 km/h) 17.85 s (0 to Max Speed)	33.37°	10 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
3D6M Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 6 charges in total Magazine capacity: 2 charges Takes 3s to recharge Duration: 10s Magazine reload time: 25s
Improved Muzzle Brake	10	10	Overall accuracy is improved by 50%
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.1% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.1%

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
Radar	Radar	Stock	Vision Range: 35m Spotting through Foliage: +30% Camouflage Factor: -5%	1.5 s	N/A	N/A	Toggle
Description: Increases your vision range and the ability to spot enemies hiding behind foliage (bushes, canopies) at the cost of your own camouflage factor. In other words, activating this ability makes you easier to spot. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.