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The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG).
The acronym "ZSU" stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: Зенитная Самоходная Установка), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled system"; the "23" signifies the bore diameter in millimeters; the "4" signifies the number of gun barrels. It is named after the Shilka River in Russia. Afghan soldiers nicknamed it the "sewing machine" due to the sound of firing guns. It is also referred to by its nickname of "Zeus", derived from the Russian acronym.
The previous Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), the ZSU-57-2, was armed with two 57 mm autocannons; it was aimed optically using a basic tracking and lead calculating system. The ZSU-57-2 was not particularly successful despite its very powerful autocannons; it could only carry a relatively small amount of ammunition, was inaccurate as it lacked radar and could not fire while on the move.
The ZPU series armed with 14.5 mm heavy machine guns carried on a towed mount for stationary, point air defence had a much higher rate of fire. The 23 mm version of this weapon system was known as the ZU-23-2, a towed mount carrying two 23 mm cannons. However, these towed or improvised truck-mounted weapons had similar disadvantages.
The development of the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" began in 1957 along with ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" and the vehicle was brought into service in 1965, replacing all ZSU-57-2s in air defense units toward the beginning of the 1970s. The ZSU-23-4 was intended for AA defense of military facilities, troops, and mechanized columns on the march; originally, the more powerful guns of "Yenisei" were judged to be effective at covering the inner dead-zone of Soviet surface-to-air missile systems despite the increased weight of the vehicle, but commonality prevailed. Initially, tank regiments should have had the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of "Shilka" (consisting of two batteries, four ZSU-23-4s in each). At the end of the 1960s, one battery was equipped with ZSU-23-4s and the other with ZSU-57-2s. Motorized rifle and tank regiment standard anti-aircraft batteries consisted of two platoons later (one platoon was equipped with four ZSU-23-4s and another with four mobile surface-to-air missile systems 9K31 Strela-1 or 9K35 Strela-10). The ZSU-23-4 combined a proven radar system, the non-amphibious chassis based on GM-575 tracked vehicle, and four 23 mm autocannons. This delivered a highly effective combination of mobility with heavy firepower and considerable accuracy. The ZSU-23-4 outclassed all NATO anti-aircraft guns at the time, and it is still regarded as posing a major threat for low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
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Dockland, Melbourne. Yep, one of those long exposure shot. Title inspired by Sinéad O'Connor, "Guide Me God" (feat.Ghostland) from the album "Collaborations"
I liked the way my guide was catching me unawares all through the trip- he was going flat out snapping candid after candid pictures of me. In most cases I was not even aware that he was taking my picture just like this picture right here- I thought he was done taking pictures of me! I am on the circular path which circum-ambulates the Boudhnath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. While the selfies are admittedly one too many, I suck at self shot selfies and at any rate the candids my guide was shooting made a refreshing change from looking into the camera and grinning like an idiot! Detailed notes about the Boudhnath Stupa as well as pictures of the stupa itself appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct/ Nov 2019) (Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct/ Nov 2019)
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I found the Mexican room really interesting, as it was full of decorative skulls that originally belonged to human sacrifices. The Mayans believed that human sacrifice was the only way to please the Gods and keep the sun in the sky. They decorated the skulls afterwards in a mosaic and placed them outside the temples to show the Gods how many people they had sacrificed.
A picture of the Zugspitze in the blue hour.
The Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. The Zugspitze was first conquered on 27 August 1820 by Josef Naus, his survey assistant, Maier, and mountain guide, Johann Georg Tauschl. Today there are three normal routes to the summit: one from the Höllental valley to the northeast; another out of the Reintal valley to the southeast; and the third from the west over the Austrian Cirque.
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This is another tribute to the Rockies and its early mining and farming... the following was retrieved from the next page of Crofutt's GripSack Guide of Colorado, Vol. II.---1885:
Teamsters, $25 to $35 per month and board.
Bullwhackers, $25 to $35 per month and board.
Muleskinners, $30 to $40 per month and board.
Farm Hands, $20 to $30 per month and board.
Cattle and Sheep Herders, $20 to $30 per month and board.
Brick Layers, $3.50 to $4.00 per day.
Cooks, $25 to $100 per month and board.
Harness Makers, $2.00 to $2.25 per day.
Coachmen, $15 to $25 per month and board.
Farm Boys, $10 to $15 per month and board.
Office Boys, $3 to $6 per week.
Waiters, $25 to $30 per month and board.
Dining-room girls, chambermaids, laundresses and general housework, $20 to $30 per month and board.
Clerks, from $1.00 to $5.00 per day—depends upon ability.
Board, from $4.50 to $6.00 per week.
Cooks, and girls for private families, are in great demand—all over the state.
It is best in coming to Colorado, hunting for work, to bring along a little money so you can pay your way into the mining regions, if you fail to obtain work in Denver, or the neighboring towns, and above all things, don’t come to Colorado unless you are determined to make a good honest record. Keep away from the gambling houses, barrooms and bagnios and you are all right; visit them, and you are lost; may be, with your “boots on.” : George Crofutt, 1885.