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Nudelman-Suranov NS-23

Field	Value
name	Nudelman-Suranov NS-23
image	Sadyba MiG-15 NS-23.jpg
image_size	300
caption	NS-23 cannons on a Mig-15 at Muzeum Polskiej Techniki Wojskowej, Warsaw
origin	USSR
type	Autocannon
is_ranged	yes
is_artillery	yes
used_by	USSR
wars	Cold War
production_date	1944–1953
number	28,479
variants	NS-23k
weight	37 kg
length	198.5 cm
part_length	145 cm
cartridge	23×115mm
cartridge_weight	175 g
caliber	23 mm
barrels	1
action	short recoil
rate	550 rpm
velocity	690 m/s
feed	belt

The NS-23 was a 23 mm aircraft cannon designed by A. E. Nudelman, A. Suranov, G. Zhirnykh, V. Nemenov, S. Lunin, and M. Bundin during World War II as a replacement for the Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23 cannon. It entered service in 1944. The NS-23 round was derived from the 14.5×114mm anti-tank round by necking it out to 23 mm.

A synchronized version, designated NS-23S (for synchronized), was used for fixed installations firing through the propeller arc.

Applications of the NS-23 included the Antonov An-2, Ilyushin Il-10, Ilyushin Il-22, Lavochkin La-9, La-15, MiG-9, Yak-9UT, Yak-15, Yak-17, Yak-23, and Tu-4. Some early MiG-15s were also equipped with the NS-23.

The NS-23 was replaced in service by the Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 around 1949.

References

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