Afanasyev-Yakushev AYa-23

The Afanasyev-Yakushev AYa-23 is a Soviet 23mm autocannon. Two different configurations exist; the air cooled 2A14 and the water cooled 2A7. The 2A14 is most commonly seen in the ZU-23-2 anti aircraft platform in twin configuration. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount. The 2A7 is most commonly seen in the 2A10 quad mount in a configuration known as the AZP-23 Amur on the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun . Some western films will use various machine guns such as the Browning M2 to stand in for the autocannons, while some museum piece ZSUs are known to have painted broomsticks as guns. A 25mm Chinese copy of the ZU-23-2 called the Type 87 anti-aircraft artillery (later known as PG87) was created in 1987. The name for the individual cannons is unknown. They are most commonly seen in mounted on the Type 95 SPAAA / PGZ95 self propelled anti-aircraft gun.
Soviet Union / Russian Federation
*2A14 - Produced 1957 - 1977
*2A14M - Produced 1977 - 1993
*2A7 - Produced 1963 - 1974
*2A7M - Produced 1974 - 1985
People's Republic of China
*Type 87 - Produced 1987 - Present
==General characteristics (2A14)==
* Barrel length: 2 m (6.5 ft)/ 87.3 calibers
* Muzzle velocity: 970 m/s (3,182 ft/s)
* Projectile weight: 186 g (6.27 oz)
* Rate of fire
o Cyclic: 2,000 rounds per minute
o Practical: 400 rounds per minute
* Effective range: 2-2.5 km (1.24-1.55 mi)
* Effective altitude: 1,500-2,000 m (4,921-6,562 ft)
* Ammunition
o BZT Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer (API-T) rounds
o OFZ High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (HEI-T) rounds
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note 	Date
Mercedes Gets Away from the Chase ('Mersedes' ukhodit ot pogoni)	 	Soviet soldiers	Anachronostic 	1980
The Secret Fairway (Sekretniy farvater) 	 	Soviet soldiers	 	1988
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) 	 	 	ZSU-23-4 Shilka 	1989
Afghan Breakdown 	 	 	Mounted on pickup truck	1991
The One That Got Away 	 	Iraqi troops 	 	1996
9th Company 	 	Soviet soldiers	 	2005
=== Television ===
Show Title / Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Notation 	Air Date
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!)	 	Russian paratroopers 	 	2004
The Storm Gate 	 	Russian Soldiers 	 	2006
The Storm Gate 	Anatoliy Pashinin	Senior lieutenant Doronin	 	2006
Midsomer Murders 	 	 	Seen on RAF base; "The Incident at Cooper Hill" (S18E02)	2016
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears As	Notes 	Release Date
Conflict: Desert Storm II 	 	 	2003
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	 	 	2004
Battlefield 2 	 	Chinese Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle 	2005
Project Reality 	 	Chinese Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle 	2005
Project Reality 	 	ZSU-23-4 Shilka 	2005
Conflict: Global Terror 	 	 	2005
Joint Task Force 	 	ZU-23-2 	2006
World in Conflict 	 	ZU-23-2 and ZSU-23-4 Shilka 	2007
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 	"Scorpion"	 	2008
9th Company: Roots of Terror 	 	ZU-23-2 in static and truck mounting & ZSU-23-4 Shilka	2009
ArmA II 	 	ZU-23-2 in static and truck mounting & ZSU-23-4 Shilka	2009
Medal of Honor 	 	ZU-23-2 	2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 	 	mounted alone and on BMD-3 chassis 	2010
GoldenEye 007 	 	 	2010
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 	 	ZU-23-2 & ZSU-23-4 Shilka 	2011
Medal of Honor: Warfighter 	 	ZU-23-2 	2012
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 	 	 	2012
Splinter Cell: Blacklist 	 	 	2013
ArmA Tactics 	 	 	2013
Battlefield 4 	 	Type 87 copy, mounted on PGZ-95 AA vehicle 	2013
Squad 	 	 	2015
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 	 	emplaced and ZSU-23-4 SPAAG 	2019
Far Cry 6 	 	Oversized, mounted on unusable AA installations 	2021
===Anime===
Title 	Character	Note	Date
Cowboy Bebop / "Jupiter Jazz"	 	 	1998
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