GSh-23 Aircraft Cannon

Certainly, the Soviet (Russian) GSh-23 aerial cannon rates near the top of the world’s widely used automatic aircraft weapons. The name of the weapon is again derived from the initials of its designers, V.P. Grjazev and A.G. Shipunov, while the number 23 indicates the weapon’s calibre in millimeters.

GSh-23 Aircraft CannonGSh-23 Aircraft Cannon

Tomáš Dedera

Certainly, the Soviet (Russian) GSh-23 aerial cannon rates near the top of the world’s

widely used automatic aircraft weapons. The name of the weapon is again derived

from the initials of its designers, V.P. Grjazev and A.G. Shipunov, while the number 23

indicates the weapon’s calibre in millimeters.

The GSh-23L cannon in action while firing from a UPK-23-250 container on a Mi-24V helicopter.

A GSh-23 unit attached to an Aero L-39ZA Albatros with 150 round capacity.

INFO Eduard16

October 2025

TECHNICS / EQUIPMENT