Originally Posted By: Mdore
Something just occurred to me. Since the ZSU-23-4 is such a short ranged system, will a single player be able to run the system? All the systems in the game actually are run by multiple humans at once, but because we're fighting targets 10-30km away, with quick work you can do all the jobs and make the system work. But with the ZSU-23-4, targets will be just 1-3km away. Will a single human be fast enough to do all the jobs?


It will be kind of an adrenaline rush...
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... but Shilka has the following ranges:

1RL33 Radar (Gun Dish)
maximum detection range: 20km
detection range for small targets: 12~15km

23mm gun system
maximum range where firing solution is computed: 9km
maximum range of fire: 4km
maximum range of effective fire: 2,5km

Last edited by Hpasp; 11/12/12 08:04 AM.
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