An Armenian BMP-1 with an attached ZU-23-2. Twenty-two months into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, both sides are running desperately low on purpose-made, fully-integrated infantry fighting vehicles.

The ZU-23 is a beast of a gun. The ZU-23 is a twin-barreled 23 millimeter anti-aircraft gun originally designed in the late 1950s in the Soviet Union for use against low-flying aircraft. It can also ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: In conflicts dominated by militias and paramilitary groups, the ZU-23’s truck-mounted future is secure. The ZU-23 is a beast of a gun. The ZU-23 is a twin-barreled 23 ...