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Due to its successful and reliable design, it can
be found in a number of other aircraft, such
as in the Czechoslovak Aero L-39ZA Albatros
(one piece) under the cockpit, as well as the
L-39MS Super Albatros and its export variant
the L-59, in the Serbian G-4 Super Galeb trainer
(one piece), combat and combat trainers J-22
Orao and NJ-22 Orao (two pieces), the Indian
multirole HAL Tejas, and in the Chinese
JH-7A and FC-1 aircraft. The cannon gradually
found its place in helicopters as well, first in
UPK-23-250 containers on the Mi-24V and
Mi-17, and later the weapon was integrated
directly into the Mi-24VP and Mi-35M.
The GSh-23 aircraft cannon
in action, firing from an
Aero L-39ZA Albatros
aircraft, coded 3903
from the 222nd Training
Squadron, the 22nd Air
Force base in Náměšť nad
Oslavou. The cartridges,
which are ejected from the
aircraft after firing and fall
freely to the ground, as
well as the luminous tracer
rounds, are worth noting.
Serbian G–4 Super Galeb trainer aircraft with a GSh-23L cannon
under the fuselage, in line with the rear cockpit.
Serbian NJ-22 Orao training and light attack aircraft in front view. The weapons
are installed in the lower part of the fuselage, indicated by the arrows.
Serbian training and light attack NJ-22 Orao aircraft with two GSh-23L cannons.
Detail of the GSh-23L cannon on the left, lower side of the NJ-22 Orao fuselage,
in line with the engine intake.
A GSh-23L cannon installed
in the NPPU-23 articulated firing position
on an Mi-35M helicopter.
INFO Eduard18
October 2025
TECHNICS / EQUIPMENT