NR-23 (23 mm)

Description

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General info

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Available ammunition

• Default: AP-I · FI-T
• Armoured targets: FI-T · AP-I · AP-I · AP-I
• Air targets: FI-T · FI-T · FI-T · AP-I
• Stealth: AP-I
• Default (turret): AP-I · FI-T
• Universal (turret): AP-I · AP-I · AP-I · FI-T
• FI-T (turret): FI-T · FI-T · FI-T

It is possible to achieve penetration American MBTs' roofs (Abrams, MBT-70) with the AP-I round, although this task can prove to be difficult.

A FI-T hitting the inner wing or central fuselage will act like a "mini flak shell" and can cause fuel leaks, oil leaks, engine damage, and inner wing damage.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
AP-I	31	29	20	13	8	6

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
AP-I	720	0.17	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

This weapon makes for a fairly dangerous encounter, whether for you or your enemy. The slightly above average rate of fire of 900 RPM allows for long-range tap firing or long bursts. The largest issue is that despite the large calibre, it lacks enough punch to ensure each hit will cripple the target, yet it still tends to come with a sparse supply of ammunition. Trigger happy pilots beware! Precise aim is required!

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Higher fire rate than predecessor (NS-23 found on Mig-15 standard)
• Decent damage per short burst of shells (about four or more shells, a burst of three can work about 50% of the time)
• High fire rate for a gun of this calibre

Cons:

• Low velocity
• One or two shells usually won't cause a critical or destroy an enemy (two may impact performance for a follow-up)
• Occasional sparks
• Generally low ammunition supply

History

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Media

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See also

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• reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
• references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Wikipedia] Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23