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| Characteristics: |
| Crew | 7 people
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| length marching condition | 8500 mm
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| March state width | 2054mm
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| marching condition height | 2370 mm
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| Firewire height | 1300 mm
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| movement mode | traction
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| overall weight in the marching state | 4660 kg
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| Combat state total weight | 4500 kg
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| landing part of the gun weight | 765 kg
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| Vehicle: (prime mover) | URAL-375 general purpose cargo truck
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| Maximum road speed | 75km/hr (47 mph)
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| Water Crossing ability | Fords 1.5m (5 feet)
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| Cruising range (on roads) | 750 km (450 miles)
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| Maximum armor thickness | No armor
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| NBC Protection | None
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| Fire control equipment | commander, gun sight radar
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| Fire Control | FLAP WHEEL radar,mounted on saparate van, and an optical-mechanical system
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| Night vision aids | Infrared system can be fitted
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| Armament: |
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| Antiaircraft gun | single barrel, traverses 360 degrees
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| Caliber | 57mm
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| Muzzle velocity | 1000 m/s
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| Maximum range | 12000 meters
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| Effective range | 6000 meters
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| maximum shooting height | 8800 meters
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| Effective shot height | 4000-5000 meters
6 km (radar guided);
4 km optically guided
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| Theoretical rate of fire | 105-120 rounds/minute
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| Actual rate of fire | 70 rounds per minute
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| Gun barrel length | 4390 mm (including muzzle brake)
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| High and low range | -4 °~ +85 °
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| Direction shot | 360°
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| High and low aiming speed (motorized) | 18°/sec
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| Direction aiming speed (electric) | 30°/sec
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| Feeding method Magazine | Carries 200 rounds
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| Main types of projectiles |
tracer capped armor-piercing projectiles
UBR-281 - Anti-tank armor-piercing projectile. At a distance of 1000 meters it penetrates 96 mm of steel armor. In China it was produced under the designation Type 59 AP.
UOR-281 - Fragmentation projectile with impact fuse for use in anti-aircraft shooting. Fuse with self-destruct function and tracer. Produced in China under the designation Type 59 HE
ZUOB - Fragmentation projectile similar to UOR-281, but equipped with an AR-51 proximity fuse.
MK-281 - Blank shot. Training projectiles have the additional designation -IN.
Modern anti-aircraft shells for the S-60 were not developed.
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| Combat application |
Participated in the Middle East war, the Gulf War. In the Middle East war, with the SAM series missiles and 4 tubes of 23mm anti-aircraft guns, it once posed a greater threat to Israeli aircraft.
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| Identifying features |
Long thin gun tube with multiperforated muzzle brake
The gun has the same shape as the 57mm anti-aircraft gun
The barrel is long, and the muzzle is equipped with a cylindrical multi-hole muzzle brake. Equipped with two balancing machines. The re-entry machine is spring type, and the retreat machine is hydraulic type.
Large folding gun shield
The artillery shield is composed of left and right shields. The left and right shields can be folded and have windows for aiming at ground targets.
Four-wheeled carriage
The gun carriage is a four-wheel single-tire type, supplemented by a jack to support the gun body.
Wheels raised in firing position, but may be fired from the travelling position
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| Vulnerabilities |
Fixed location
Exposed personnel
Optics vulnerable to obscuration
Exposed ammunition
Exposed antennas
Exposed, thin-skinned radar van
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| Variants |
AZP-57 (S-60) - automatic anti-aircraft gun with a caliber of 57 mm, in service since 1950.
AK-725 (aka ZIF-72 ): fully automated naval version of the S-60 (AZP-57). In service since 1958. It was installed in double-barreled installations (ZIF-31 of various modifications) on most Soviet warships of that period.
ZSU-57-2 : self-propelled version of the anti-aircraft gun with two 57 mm S-60 cannons (mount designation S-68)
"Type-80" : Chinese version of the ZSU-57-2 self-propelled gun.
S-60MB : modernized Polish version, electrically driven, with digital automatic guidance system.
AU220M “Baikal” is an uninhabited combat module with a 1x57 mm cannon for light wheeled and tracked vehicles. The 2A91 gun is a modernized version of the S-60.
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