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22-412: The KS-19 is a towed anti-aircraft gun that was specifically designed to excel in ground combat, particularly against armored targets and as artillery. Due to its towed nature, it requires an external means of mobility, typically an AT-S Medium or AT-T Heavy tracked artillery tractor. The 15-man crew is transported on the tractor, along with readily available ammunition for the gun. This rifled gun boasts

44-401: A light-alloy cylinder head, and the compression ratio increased to 6.2. Together with the new intake system, this led to an increase in output to 71 kW. The frame was reinforced, the vehicle was now fitted with hydraulic shock absorbers and the travel of the leaf springs on the front axle was limited by rubber buffers. As part of the renaming of the manufacturer's plant, the thermoforming tool for

66-468: A semiautomatic horizontal sliding wedge block, a power rammer, an automatic fuze setter, and a long muzzle brake. The loading tray allows for quick and efficient ammunition loading, enabling a well-trained crew to fire a maximum of 15 rounds per minute. The fire control system comprises the PUAZO-6/19 directional system, along with a SON 9 (NATO Reporting name 'Fire Can') or SON-9A fire control radar. While

88-456: A wooden scaffolding, which was planked with sheet metal and provided with protective varnish. The doors were made of wood. The side windows were retractable, the left half of the two-part windscreen could be flared. In 1950, the ZIS-150 was modernized. The vehicle got a new carburetor and a new exhaust manifold, and the cab was now made entirely of metal. In 1956, the truck's engine was fitted with

110-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This military vehicle article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . ZIS-150 The ZIS-150 is a Soviet truck. In 1947 it replaced the ZIS-5 truck on the assembly line. Together with the GAZ-51 , it was the main Soviet truck during the 1950s, judging by their quantity. A tractor-trailer version of the ZIS-150,

132-550: Is that they fire older ammunition that is not commonly used by other Ukrainian artillery. In fact, one of the Soviet UOF-412 rounds that was seen in use had been manufactured as far back as 1962. • KS-19 - Original production model introduced in 1948 on KZU-16 carriage. • KS-19M - Updated model introduced in 1951. The grooves in the barrel were broadened to reduce the projectile's friction and reduce barrel wear. • KS-19M2 - Final production model introduced in 1955. Features

154-610: The ZIS-120N was sold from 1956 to 1957. In 1957, the base ZIS-150 model was replaced by ZIL-164, which differed outwardly only by vertical grille bars and bumper. Already at the end of the 1930s, the ZIS-5 truck (ЗИС-5) was to be replaced by a modern design. Since the Soviet automobile industry had gained experience with US designs through the licensed production of the Ford AA as GAZ-AA , its new developments were strongly influenced by American truck construction. This applied in particular to

176-556: The AP-T (Armor Piercing-Tracer) and the APC-T (Armor Piercing Capped-Tracer). The AP-T round is reputed to penetrate 185 mm of armor at a range of 1000 m. The KS-19 gun was developed to replace the 85mm anti-aircraft guns that were used during World War II . It was widely adopted by all of the Warsaw Pact armies and saw action with communist forces in both Korea and Vietnam . However,

198-611: The KS-19 gun has largely been phased out of front line arsenals due to the increased use of more effective surface-to-air missiles. As a result, it is no longer a commonly used weapon in modern warfare. At the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a number of KS-19 guns were stored in Balakliia . However, the city was captured by Russian forces on March 3 and it is believed that

220-556: The Russians may have used some of the guns as decoys. During the Kharkiv counteroffensive in 2022 , Ukraine regained control of Balakliia on September 10. As of April 1st, 2023, it has been reported that Ukraine is using some of the KS-19 guns that were stored in Balakliia for indirect fire against ground targets, and possibly for direct fire as well. One advantage of using these guns as artillery

242-720: The bonnet was also changed, as the abbreviation of the name was embossed into it. The ZIS-150 also started getting produced in Georgia , by the KAZ plant. Production of the truck soon started in other Communist countries, such as Romania (under the SR-101 name) by "Steagul Rosu" (Red Flag) in Braşov , between 1954 and 1960, in China (under the Jiefang CA-10 name) by First Automobile Works until 1986 and

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264-402: The cabin. In addition, an engine preheater was installed and other minor adjustments were made to keep the truck operational even at low temperatures. Production of this modernized variant ended in 1965. The truck was powered by a six-cylinder engine ZIS-120 (ЗИС-120). For the first time in Soviet commercial vehicle construction, a five-speed manual transmission was used, which was connected to

286-528: The design, but also to the widespread installation of gasoline engines instead of diesel engines. In 1938, the Stalin Works presented the newly designed vehicle under the name ZIS-15 (ЗИС-15). The ZIS-15 had a newly developed chassis, an advanced engine with an output of 82 hp (60 kW) and a new all-metal cab with three seats. It was not until 1944 that the Stalin factory built further prototypes, which were now given

308-452: The engine via a two-disc dry clutch. Also new in Soviet truck construction were air-operated brakes. The rear axle had twin tyres, all axles were sprung with leaf springs and designed as rigid axles. The weak point of the design was the cardan shaft, which tended to crack and then broke under full load. In the process, the hoses of the compressed air system were often destroyed, which led to a sudden loss of braking power. The cabin consisted of

330-551: The export variant of the 2K12 Kub anti-aircraft missile system in 2016. Hezbollah also operated multiple KS-19 systems mounted on commercial trucks. The 241st and 111th TDF brigades, operated multiple KS-19 systems mounted on trucks in 2023 during the Russo-Ukrainian war in indirect fire support role. Current Former operators AT-T Artilleriyskiy Tyagach Tyazholiy , or AT-T ( Russian : Артиллерийский Тягач, Тяжёлый (АТ-Т) , meaning "heavy artillery tractor")

352-521: The following year, production of the vehicle, now called the ZIL-150, was discontinued in favor of its successor, the ZIL-164, which however was basically nothing more than a modernized and modified variant of the ZIS-150 truck. A total of 774,615 ZIS-150 vehicles were produced in various versions. The new vehicle received a number of differences; the new engine differed from the previously installed make mainly in

374-543: The heavier and more stable KZU-28 carriage, which is easier to set up as well. • Type 59 - Chinese production model. • Sa'eer - Iranian upgrade of either Soviet KS-19 or Chinese Type 59 with automatic targeting and reloading system revealed to the public in November 2011. Since then also observed in use in Iraq mounted on a truck. Hezbollah militia has reportedly operated a KS-19 systems mounted on 2K12E Kvadrat tracked chassis,

396-575: The name ZIS-150. The Lend-Lease Act brought a large amount of U.S. technology to the Soviet Union during the war, including International K-7 trucks, which heavily influenced the Soviet vehicle, especially in styling. On October 30, 1947, the first small series were introduced. Testing before the Second World War had already shown that the truck with 82 hp (60 kW) was too weakly engined. The ZIS-150 now received an uprated engine with 95 hp (70 kW),

418-400: The onboard sights are adequate for engaging air targets, greater accuracy is achieved when used in conjunction with the fire control radar. The ammunition is of a fixed type and is largely interchangeable with other 100mm rifled tank and field guns. Anti-aircraft ammunition includes high explosive, high explosive fragmentation, and fragmentation types. The two types of armor-piercing rounds are

440-550: The payload could be increased to 4000 kg. The assembly line for production was set up at the plant from January 1948. Serial production began on April 27 of this year, and production of the ZIS-5 was finally halted three days later. From 1951, the ZIS-150 was also produced in the Kutaysky Avtomobilny Zavod. In 1956, Stalin's name was erased and the manufacturing plant was renamed Zavod imeni Likhacheva (Завод имени Лихачёва). In

462-443: The revised light-alloy cylinder heads. As a result, the performance could be slightly increased by increasing the compression ratio. Other innovations included a revised braking system, which now also allowed trailers to be coupled to the vehicle's main braking system. Visually, the vehicles differed mainly in the modified radiator grille, the struts of which now ran vertically instead of horizontally. The chassis has been revised, as has

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484-565: Was a Soviet Cold War -era artillery tractor . The AT-T is based on the chassis and drive system from the T-54 tank. However, the hull has been rotated 180 degrees, with the engine, clutch, gearbox, steering gear and drive wheels located at the front of the vehicle (on the tank, these are located to the rear). The crew cabin is also located in the front part of the vehicle, and is from the ZIS-150 and ZIL-164 trucks. This Soviet Union –related article

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