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UNCLASSIFIED
SOVIET BIG 7
GTA 30-3-23 SEPTEMBER 1981
Headquarters, Department of the Army
DISTRIBUTION: US Army Training Aids Centers.

ZSU-23/4
ON CARRIAGE FIRE CONTROL
ARMORED ANTIAIRCRAFT WEAPON
FOUR 23mm AA GUNS ON A COMMON MOUNTING.
FOUR GUNS FIRE TOGETHER FOR MAXIMUM VOLUME OF FIRE.
EMPLOYED AS LOW-LEVEL AA TROOP PROTECTION.

T-72 TANK
REPORTED TO BE THE SUCCESSOR TO THE T-62 TANK.
HIGHLY MOBILE WITH IMPROVED ARMOR PROTECTION.

SA-8 GECKO
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
FOUR SA-8 MISSILES ARE CARRIED ON A THREE-AXLE
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE.
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, FIRE CONTROL RADAR AND
MISSILE LAUNCHER, IS MOUNTED ON ONE VEHICLE.
THE SA-8 MISSILE’S RANGE IS 10–15 km.

MI-24 HIND-D GUNSHIP
A POTENT WEAPONS SYSTEM THAT POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT IN ANY TACTICAL
SITUATION.
        ARMAMENT:
1 NOSE MACHINE GUN
4 SWATTER ANTITANK MISSILES
4 PODS (EACH WITH THIRTY-TWO
  57mm ROCKETS)

BMP
AMPHIBIOUS ARMORED INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLE
MOBILITY, FIREPOWER AND TROOP PROTECTION EXCELLENT BY U. S. STANDARDS.
               ARMAMENT:
73mm SMOOTHBORE GUN AND AN ANTITANK MISSILE.
CARRIES CREW OF 3 AND 8 INFANTRYMEN.

122MM SP GUN
M-1974
REPORTED TO BE THE REPLACEMENT FOR
THE 122mm TOWED HOWITZER D-30.
HIGHLY MOBILE AND AMPHIBIOUS.

152MM SP GUN
  M-1973
REPORTED TO BE THE REPLACEMENT FOR TOWED 152mm GUN HOWITZER.
HIGHLY MOBILE.

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• 2006-12-09 23:53 Nick Dowling 639×480×8 (56080 bytes) '''Sourced from:''' http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ '''Details:''' ID: DAST8512646 Service Depicted: Other Service Command Shown: A0102 A composite view of Soviet combat equipment known as the "Big 7." Shown are: 1. A ZSU-23/4 armored anti-aircraft weap

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