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VYa-23An aviation cannon of system Volkov-Yartcev23-mm
In TsКB-14 (Central Designers Bureau-14) designers A.A.Volkov and S.A. Yartsev under new 23-mm the cartridge the automatic ТКB-201 cannon which later has received name VYa has been created by 23-mm. Drawings ТКB-201 were ready to May, 6, 1940. Action of automatics is based on a principle of use of energy of the powder gases assigned from a bore. Advantage of automatic VJa control unit was its high rate of shooting at high-power a shot for such calibre, lack - the big recoil. Length of a trunk of gun VYa of 1,657 mm. Overall dimensions of a gun: length of 2145 mm, width of 162 mm, an altitude of 212 mm. Weight of a gun of 66 kg. Rate of shooting of a 550-650 shots/minutes. Weight of all shells was identical - about 200 g, i.e. twice it is more, than at 20-mm of ShVAK gun. The fragmentation shell contained 10 г an explosive. Burst action of a fragmentation shell of VYa cannon was twice more, than at 20-mm of ShVAK cannon. In May, 1941 ТКB-201 cannon has been introduced into the inventory under index VYa. Recoil of VYa cannon was so great, that it have not dared to establish on a fighters. |
Aircraft | Armament | ShKAS 7.62mm | ShVAK 12.7mm | ShVAK 20mm | VYa 23mm | UB 12.7mm | B-20 20mm | NS-23 23mm | NS-37 37mm | Sh-37 37mm | Combat Use I-16 Armament | |