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Afanasev Makarov AM-23 — Wikipedia (en)

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The Afanasev Makarov AM-23 is a Soviet designed aircraft autocannon that has been used in a number of aircraft in the Soviet Air Force. Its GRAU index was 9-A-036. It was often used in place of the earlier and slower-firing Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23. In 1953 the first strategic jet bomber, the Tu-16, was introduced into the Soviet Air Force. A new 23 mm cannon was needed for the defensive turrets of this bomber, which was supposed to be more compact and faster firing than the NR-23. The designers Nikolay M. Afanasev and Nikolay F. Makarov from the TsKB-14 design bureau scaled-up the A-12.7 12.7 mm machine gun to create a 23 mm aircraft cannon. The TKB-495 (TKB - Tool'skoye Konstrooktorskoye Byuro – Tula design bureau) achieved a maximum rate of 1,350 rounds per minute during the tests and in May 1954, roughly double that of the NR-23. It was officially renamed the AM-23 in honour of its designers. The Tu-16 bomber was armed with a total of seven AM-23 cannon. A single cannon was fixed in the nose of the aircraft, and the others were mounted in pairs in the defensive turrets. The Tu-95 bomber was in most versions equipped with a total of six AM-23 cannon located in three defensive turrets. Later, the tail turret of the Tu-95 was completely replaced by an electronic countermeasures installation, which resulted in the Tu-95MS. Apart from the Tu-16 and Tu-95, the AM-23 cannon was also installed on the Antonov An-8, An-12B, B-8, B-10, Ilyushin Il-54, Il-76, Myasishchev M-4, 3M and M-6 bombers and cargo aircraft. The AM-23 was also adapted for use on naval vessels, designated AN-23 and mounted on the Project 125 hydrofoils. China bought a licence to produce a copy of the AM-23 cannon, which they designate Type 23-2.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Afanasev Makarov AM-23» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afanasev_Makarov_AM-23
Wikidata Q382034: «cannone automatico» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382034
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