57MM AA

The famous and world-well-proliferated AD gun/ammunition system family, particularly the ZSU-57-2 self-propelled AD system, based on the T-55 chassis, provides a very versatile, multipurpose weapon system that is effective and useful for various modes of upgrading. The gun can successfully engage targets at medium and (with some ammunition improvements) at high altitudes. In combination with an upgraded version of the existing AD weapon system (by integration of modern, thermal imaging camera equipped FCS and ammunition upgraded with the installation of proximity fuze), the 57mm weapon/ammunition combat systems will be a formidable AD system for today’s and future air treats, even for most modern and advanced air forces.
According to experience from worldwide many current armed conflicts, the self-propelled 57mm weapon system with standard HE ammunition is also still a highly effective weapon in sceneries of engagement of ground targets, particularly in low-intensity conflicts and anti-guerrilla warfare. For this type of combat scenery, the 57mm ammunition is probably the optimal ammunition type from range/ terminal efficiency/weight/cost ratio.