Strengths
Ammunition, fire control and protected positioning support deliberate long-range engagements. Equipment differs between variants.
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ZSU-23-4M4
USSR · SPAA · Rank 6
Battle Ratings
Arcade9.3
Realistic9.3
Simulator9.3
These are archived ratings; check the game for current values. The history below shows recorded ratings and announced changes.
Vehicle Overview
- Nation
- USSR
- Class
- SPAA
- Rank
- 6
- Acquisition Type
- Tech Tree
Battlefield Role
Use a covered firing lane and observe the flanks between shots. Avoid exposing the hull while waiting for the next round.
When to spawn
Choose it for a job your team needs. After a loss, try a different route rather than driving back into the same firing lane.
Common Mistakes
- Repeating the same peek. Once an enemy has your range, move to another angle before firing again. A second shot from the same opening is easier to anticipate.
- Chasing tanks while aircraft attack. Keep a covered firing position and scan the sky between bursts. A ground target is not worth giving an aircraft a free approach.
Survivability and Armor
- Crew
- 4 persons
Protect the sides and rear, limit repeated exposure from one position and avoid assuming that a strongly armored plate protects the whole vehicle.
Keep exposed sides and the fighting compartment behind cover. Check the incoming round and impact angle in Protection Analysis before relying on the armor.
Ammunition
9М39 · AAM
Check seeker and guidance requirements before launch. Keep the target within the weapon’s tracking limits and retain cover for the engagement.
9М342 · AAM
Check seeker and guidance requirements before launch. Keep the target within the weapon’s tracking limits and retain cover for the engagement.
Default · API-T/HEF-I
- Weapon
- 4 x 23 mm AZP-23 cannon
Choose this belt for the target: armor-piercing rounds help against thin armor; explosive and incendiary rounds are useful against aircraft and exposed crews.
23 mm HEFI-T · HEF-I/HEFI-T/HEF-I/API-T
- Weapon
- 4 x 23 mm AZP-23 cannon
Choose this belt for the target: armor-piercing rounds help against thin armor; explosive and incendiary rounds are useful against aircraft and exposed crews.
23 mm API-T · API-T/API-T/API-T/HEFI-T
- Weapon
- 4 x 23 mm AZP-23 cannon
Choose this belt for the target: armor-piercing rounds help against thin armor; explosive and incendiary rounds are useful against aircraft and exposed crews.
Ready Rack and Carry Load
- Maximum capacity
- 4 rounds
Carry enough for the route and resupply plan. A listed first-stage capacity alone does not establish a safe spawn load or prove that another rack is empty.
Mobility
- Maximum forward speed
- 50 km/h
- Maximum reverse speed
- 7 km/h
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 12.7 hp/t
- Engine power
- 280 hp
- Weight
- 22 t
Top speed is not cross-country pace. Check the reverse route before taking a firing position.
Optics
Gunner
- Night equipment
- Unknown
- Magnification
- 2.0×–6.0×
Commander
- Night equipment
- Unknown
- Magnification
- 5.0×
Driver
- Night equipment
- Unknown
Target Acquisition
- Gun stabilization
- Two-plane stabilizer
Armaments
- Primary weapon
- 9S846 Strelets
- Secondary weapons
- 4 x 23 mm AZP-23 cannon
- Fire rate
- 120 shots/min
Economy
- Crew training
- 150,000 SL
- Expert crew
- 520,000 SL
- Ace crew
- 2,100 GE
- Ace crew research
- 950,000 RP
- Reward multiplier · SL (AB/RB/SB)
- 160/200/250%
- Reward multiplier · RP
- 220%
- Total cost of modifications · RP
- 158,400 RP
- Total cost of modifications · SL
- 264,000 SL
Battle Rating History
| Date | Game mode | Battle rating |
|---|---|---|
| No confirmed battle rating changes are recorded. | ||
Archived rating records
| Date / source | Arcade | Realistic | Simulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026Site profile snapshot | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| November 26, 2024Observed · Wiki archive ↗ | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
Sources and data checks
Vehicle data checked October 8, 2026. Crew optics checked October 22, 2026. Speeds use Realistic Battles values. Reload depends on crew skills and qualification; damage can reduce performance. Unknown equipment is not a confirmed absence.
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