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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''GAZ-AAA (DShK)''' is the second variant of the GAZ-AAA-based self-propelled anti-aircraft gun family. In contrast to the first variant, the [[GAZ-AAA (4M)]], the main armament is a 12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun. This slightly increases its firepower against aircraft and lightly armoured vehicles.
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Introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]], the GAZ-AAA (DShK) retains the same unprotected but agile platform as its predecessor. However, the change in armament allows it to do more damage per shot against aircraft opponents while also killing lightly armoured vehicles, which are common at its rank. While the GAZ-AAA (DShK) can penetrate some enemy ground targets, it is not advised to rush into battle due to the vehicle's lack of protection and mediocre penetration. The vehicle is better suited for surprise ambushes and hit-and-run tactics.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet SPAA {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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As far as you can be concern this tank lack almost any form of armor and any light mg can penetrate and kill your gunner or you driver and commander easily ,artillery can take you out or critically damage your modules or crew bombs and rockets that pack enough explosive that detonate near by will send you back to the hanger the only benefit of being so light is that should the enemy use  aphe rounds they will most likely not detonate and allow you to move on if you dont get burnt down or your hull breaks which is fortunately rarer then in higher BR due to the fact that most enemies lack sufficient firepower to hull break or burnt you down in one shot your engine is covered with some armour that will protect our engine from LMGs sometimes but most enemies aim for the gunner and other crew members rather then your engine
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This vehicle lacks any form of armour. Any light machine gun can penetrate the vehicle and knock out the crew (the gunner is completely exposed). Artillery strikes, bombs and rockets can cause critical damage even if they land far away from the vehicle.
 
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The only benefit of being so light is that enemies using APHE rounds will often overpenetrate and not detonate. However, it is very easy to destroy this vehicle with high-explosive shells through the overpressure mechanic (and at this BR, many guns are equipped with such shells).
 
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'''Armour type:'''
 
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* Structural steel (truck chassis, driver's cabin, engine hood)
 
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* Wood (truck bed floor)
 
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* Wheel (tires)
 
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| Truck bed || 15 mm
 
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* The truck bed floor is 15 mm thick.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
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The mobility of the GAZ-AAA (DShK) is mediocre at best. Similar to the preceding GAZ-AAA (4M), the GAZ-AAA (DShK) does reach an impressive ~40 km/h on hard surfaces (e.g. grass, dirt, concrete, etc), and is quite agile in turning. The acceleration on these surfaces is average. These pros, however, are outweighed by cons such as the poor brakes. It takes around a whopping 4 seconds to reach a complete stop which is a disadvantage in cramped conditions like urban environments, causing it to drive over desired cover or to bump into walls/teammates. It also has very poor reverse speed of only -5 km/h, putting the player at great risk when needing to retreat back to safety. Due to the low engine power, it is hard or impossible to crush obstacles like stone fences or light poles which further limits its mobility in an urban battlefield. Finally, just like most other wheeled vehicles, it shares the poor mobility on soft terrain like mud and sand, especially when accelerating, making itself an easy target for strafing aircraft.
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|DShK (12.7 mm)}}
 
{{main|DShK (12.7 mm)}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
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! colspan="5" | [[DShK (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm DShK]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! Mode !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
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| rowspan="2" | 1,000 (50) || rowspan="2" | 600 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+45° || rowspan="2" | ±110° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 30.8 || 42.7 || 51.8 || 57.3 || 60.9 || rowspan="2" | 10.40 || rowspan="2" | 9.20 || rowspan="2" | 8.48 || rowspan="2" | 8.00
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| rowspan="2" | 1000 || rowspan="2" | -4°/+45° || rowspan="2" | ±110° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 30.8 || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | 10.4 || rowspan="2" | 9.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.4 || rowspan="2" | 8.0
 
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| 20.8 || 24.5 || 29.8 || 32.9 || 35.0
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| 20.8 || __._ || __._ || __._ || 35.0
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} - The belt consists of 3 different type of ammunition. {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}} ammunition is useful to put enemy planes on fire. {{Annotation|T|Tracer}} helps lead your shots while the {{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}} can be useful against less armoured aircraft. The lack of {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} found on other belts, limits its effectiveness against ground targets, reducing it to mostly vehicles with exposed crew.
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* '''API:''' {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} - Unlike the default belt, the API belt consists of 2 types of bullets. {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} can penetrate most opponents frontally due to how unarmoured vehicles are at such Battle Rating. {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} on the other hand, sacrifices penetration in favor of having an incendiary and a tracer component. This can prove to be very useful when engaging enemy aircraft as it can easily set them on fire. The belt's composition of 50% {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} and 50% {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} allows the vehicle to engage air vehicles as effectively as ground ones.
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* '''AP:''' {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} - While the AP belt shares the same bullet types as the API and API-T belts, the bullet ratio of 2/3 {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} and 1/3 {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} is better suited to engage ground vehicles. That said the belt's {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} gives it enough flexibility to engage air targets.
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* '''API-T:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} - The API-T belt on the other hand, while sharing the same bullet types as the API and AP belts, has an inverted bullet than that of AP: 2/3 {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} and 1/3 {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} - While such belt composition is better suited to engage air vehicles, the inclusion of {{Annotation|AP-I(c)|Armour-piercing incendiary (cermet core)}} allows the player to easily defend themselves against enemy tanks.
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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| AP-I(c) || 815 || 0.0482 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| T || 850 || 0.0438 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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Potentially the most challenging SPAA to use in the game, due to the machine gun's low rate of fire making it relatively ineffective against aircraft, however, it can work in part as a basic tank destroyer and support vehicle.
 
Potentially the most challenging SPAA to use in the game, due to the machine gun's low rate of fire making it relatively ineffective against aircraft, however, it can work in part as a basic tank destroyer and support vehicle.
  
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For anti-air duties, the GAZ-AAA (DShK) is harder to use than the previous SPAA despite having a more powerful gun. The 12.7 mm MG traverses very slowly for an SPAA, has a limited elevation angle and cannot aim backwards. These limitations severely impact the anti-air capability since the player have to constantly adjust the hull position just to get the gun on target. The best way to use this SPAA is to lure enemy planes into head-ons since little to no lead is required, compensating your low fire density and fire rate. First find yourself a solid cover, hide the driving compartment behind it and expose only the gunner. As an enemy plane nears, fire single shots towards it to draw its attention. If it starts to dive on you, open fire immediately, aim slightly up between the top of its fuselage and the tip of the vertical stabiliser. If the gunner is not knocked out, unload the entire box of ammo to the target. As you reload it might just be turning back for another pass, try crippling it more with another box of bullets. A few hits from the DShK should badly damage a fighter (e.g. [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]]) around this BR, however a bomber/attacker (e.g. [[Do 17 Z-7|Do 17 Z]], [[Ju 87 (Family)|Ju 87]]) is generally more durable and can take more hits. If you see or hear a bomb falling from the plane, immediately hide behind cover, as even the smallest fragment can easily kill your poorly protected crew, or damage your tires or your engine.
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The key will be to stick to your team and take out the crew of an enemy tank and then let the dedicated tanks finish them off with their harder-hitting rounds. Just remember this only works on all but the most lightly armoured targets, such as other SPAA, early Russian tanks and the side of some American tanks, this works best when your vehicle is down-tiered and not the other way around.
  
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For anti-tank duties, the key will be to stick to your team and take out the crew of an enemy tank and then let the dedicated tanks finish them off with their harder-hitting rounds. It is best to use the API or AP belts since they contain the highest percentage of armour-piercing cermet core bullets. The 29 mm penetration of these bullets at point blank range is enough to pierce through the front/sides of common tanks such as [[Pz.II (Disambiguation)|Pz.II]], [[Pz.IV C]], [[LVT(A)(1)|LVT(A)]], etc. Note that you cannot spray bullets, because one magazine only holds 50 rounds which is not a lot, so aim carefully and shoot 1-3 round bursts for taking out crew members. Just remember this only works on all but the most lightly armoured targets, such as other SPAA, early German tanks and the side of some American tanks, this works best when your vehicle is down-tiered and not the other way around.
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* [[Ju 87 B-2|Ju 87 B2]]: this early Stuka is able to carry some very threatening bombs of up to 500kg. With the bombs it can easily destroy a GAZ-AAA (DShK) even if the bomb lands far away, due to the very thin armour protection of the SPAA. Its 2 x 7.92 mm MG, although weak, are still more than enough to knock out the completely exposed and not protected gunner, making the GAZ defenceless. It is best to target the Stuka's nose, where the engine and cooling systems are located. With an overheating/damaged engine, a Stuka will experience significantly worse flight performance which makes it easy for you or a friendly plane to destroy it.
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* [[M13 MGMC]]: this SPAA can wipe out the GAZ within a second as it has a pair of fast-firing and heavy-punching .50 cals. Fortunately your DShK is also able to penetrate through its armour with ease. In an encounter with an M13, try your best to get your shots off first. Aim for its gun mount and disable its ability to fire, then go for the driver compartment to destroy it.
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| Filters
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Weapon has increased penetration and damage output compared to the preceding GAZ-AAA (4M)
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* Weapon has increased penetration compared to the preceding GAZ-AAA (4M)
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* Quite fast on hard roads, topping at ~45 km/h
 
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* Small profile from all angle, hard to get spotted
 
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* Thin armour will not trigger most fused shells, causing over-penetration and thus little damage
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Limited magazine of 50 means the armament has to frequently reload
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* Russian 12.7 AP is still notably inferior to the American equivalent
 
* Vehicle armament consists of only a single 600 RPM machine gun
 
* Vehicle armament consists of only a single 600 RPM machine gun
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* Limited magazine of 50 rounds means the armament has to reload frequently
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* No armour, can easily be destroyed by .30 cal machine guns
 
* Gunner can't swivel around 360 degrees horizontally
 
* Gunner can't swivel around 360 degrees horizontally
 
* Limited vertical traverse
 
* Limited vertical traverse
 
* Will struggle to eliminate passing aircraft due to a low volume of fire
 
* Will struggle to eliminate passing aircraft due to a low volume of fire
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* No armour, can easily be destroyed even by .30 cal machine guns
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* Arguably worse as an SPAA than the GAZ-AAA (4M)
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* Subject to overpressure damage from HE shells
 
  
 
== History ==
 
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Around the late 1920s, the Soviet Union was undergoing a mechanization revolution and realized that no purpose-built motor vehicles were available for them to help move cargo and materiel back and forth. The result was the GAZ-AAA truck, which was a truck based on the Ford Model AAA 6 x 4 truck. These trucks entered production in 1932 and were used in multiple roles in the civilian world and in the military.
 
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In the military, the GAZ trucks were used as tractors for gun systems, fuel tankers, radio systems, and even armoured cars. By 1931, an anti-aircraft version was created as well, in order to give the Soviet Union a mobile anti-aircraft system to work with. The design had one DShK heavy machine gun installed on a mount on the truck. This configuration was called the '''DShK GAZ-AAA''' and served as a low-altitude air defence system.
 
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Old and reliable .50 cal proved to be good at harassing low flying planes, infantry, and German APCs, but it became apparent that a more powerful gun was needed.
 
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DShK proved its worthiness on many occasions, but a new anti-aircraft system had to be devised for the role of a mobile anti-aircraft system. This led to the development of the [[GAZ-MM (72-K)]], which while still truck-mounted weaponry, had a noticeable increase in firepower with a 25 mm autocannon.
 
  
 
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GAZ-AAA (DShK)
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GAZ-AAA (DShK)
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Battle rating:
AB RB SB
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This page is about the Soviet SPAA vehicle GAZ-AAA (DShK). For the version equipped with 7.62 mm Maxim's, see GAZ-AAA (4M).

Description

The GAZ-AAA (DShK) is a rank I Soviet SPAA with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters".

General info

Survivability and armour

As far as you can be concern this tank lack almost any form of armor and any light mg can penetrate and kill your gunner or you driver and commander easily ,artillery can take you out or critically damage your modules or crew bombs and rockets that pack enough explosive that detonate near by will send you back to the hanger the only benefit of being so light is that should the enemy use aphe rounds they will most likely not detonate and allow you to move on if you dont get burnt down or your hull breaks which is fortunately rarer then in higher BR due to the fact that most enemies lack sufficient firepower to hull break or burnt you down in one shot your engine is covered with some armour that will protect our engine from LMGs sometimes but most enemies aim for the gunner and other crew members rather then your engine

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 71 10 3 81 95 27 31.67
Realistic 65 9 50 50 16.67 16.67

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: DShK (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm DShK Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 1000 -4°/+45° ±110° N/A 30.8 __._ __._ __._ __._ 10.4 9.2 8.4 8.0
Realistic 20.8 __._ __._ __._ 35.0

Ammunition

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(c) 29 27 25 20 11 8
AP-I 21 20 15 9 6 5
API-T 22 21 15 10 6 5
IAI 2 2 2 2 2 2
T 10 8 7 6 4 3
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
AP-I(c) 815 0.0482 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
AP-I 815 0.0482 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
API-T 850 0.0437 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
IAI 850 0.041 N/A 0.1 N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
T 850 0.0438 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
1000 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Optics

GAZ-AAA (DShK) Optics
Default magnification Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics X2.1 X3.7
Comparable optics ___

Usage in battles

Potentially the most challenging SPAA to use in the game, due to the machine gun's low rate of fire making it relatively ineffective against aircraft, however, it can work in part as a basic tank destroyer and support vehicle.

The key will be to stick to your team and take out the crew of an enemy tank and then let the dedicated tanks finish them off with their harder-hitting rounds. Just remember this only works on all but the most lightly armoured targets, such as other SPAA, early Russian tanks and the side of some American tanks, this works best when your vehicle is down-tiered and not the other way around.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tires Parts API Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE AP Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment API-T Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Weapon has increased penetration compared to the preceding GAZ-AAA (4M)

Cons:

  • Limited magazine of 50 means the armament has to frequently reload
  • Russian 12.7 AP is still notably inferior to the American equivalent
  • Vehicle armament consists of only a single 600 RPM machine gun
  • No armour, can easily be destroyed by .30 cal machine guns
  • Gunner can't swivel around 360 degrees horizontally
  • Limited vertical traverse
  • Will struggle to eliminate passing aircraft due to a low volume of fire
  • Arguably worse as an SPAA than the GAZ-AAA (4M)

History

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Media

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See also

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USSR anti-aircraft vehicles
GAZ-AAA  GAZ-AAA (4M) · GAZ-AAA (DShK)
BTR-152  BTR-152A · BTR-152D
Wheeled/Half-tracked  GAZ-MM (72-K) · ZiS-12 (94-KM) · ZiS-43
Radar SPAAG  ZSU-23-4 · ZSU-37-2
SAM  ZSU-23-4M4 · Strela-10M2 · 2S6 · Pantsir-S1
Other  ZUT-37 · ZSU-37 · BTR-ZD · ZSU-57-2
Czechoslovakia  M53/59
North Vietnam  ▂Phòng không T-34

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