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Originally Posted by Infern0 not strictly true
shilkas would be more effective Vs helicopters more than anything |
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. [...]
During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the system was particularly effective against the Israeli Air Force. Israeli pilots attempting to fly low in order to avoid SA-6 missiles were often shot down by the Shilka. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZSU-23-4
During `Yom Kippur` war, from 98 Israeli aircraft, shot down by Syrian AA defense, 11 were shot down by `Shilkas`. During Israeli-Syrian conflict in 1974 Israeli side lost 19 aircraft, from which 5 were shot down by `Shilkas`. Captured Israeli pilots revealed, that `Shilkas` created a storm of fire and forced them to climb higher, above the killing zone of `Shilkas` and there they were attacked by SAM.
Chechen separatists used some `Shilkas` in First Chechen War and even managed to shot down a Russian Su-25 in February 1995...