The ZPU (Russian: зенитная пулемётная установка meaning anti-aircraft machine gun mount) is a family of towed anti-aircraft gun based on the Soviet 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide. Quadruple- (ZPU-4) Double- (ZPU-2) and single-barreled (ZPU-1) versions of the weapon exist.
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origin
Soviet Union
type
Anti-aircraft warfare
used in war
Korean War, Western Sahara War, Vietnam War, South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000), Gulf War, Cambodian Civil War, Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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