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The 180 mm gun S-23 ((ロシア語:180-мм пушка С-23)) was a Soviet heavy gun of Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s, with the design based on naval guns. Its first public appearance was the 1955 May Day parade in Moscow.〔Margiotta, Franklin D. Brassey's Encyclopedia of Land Forces and Warfare. Brassey's, 2000 ISBN 1-57488-087-X, ISBN 978-1-57488-087-8 (p131 ).〕 For some time, it was believed in the West that the S-23 was actually a 203mm weapon, and as a result it was often referred to as the 203 mm M1955 gun howitzer. However, after an example was captured in the Middle East during the 1970s this misconception was dispelled.〔 ==Design history== The S-23 was designed by NII-58 as part of a new series of heavy artillery systems consisting of the following types: * the 180 mm gun S-23; * a 210 mm howitzer S-23-I a.k.a. S-33; * a 280 mm mortar S-23-II a.k.a. S-43 and * a 203 mm gun howitzer S-23-IV. All were to be based on the same carriage. The order to start series production was given but after the production of seven S-23s (GRAU index: 52-P-572), one S-33 and one S-43 by PO "Barrikady" in 1955 the project was cancelled.〔Shirokograd A.B. (2000) - ''Entsiklopediya otechestvennoj artillerii'' - Harvest〕 The seven guns remained in service until 1967 and were regularly shown during the annual May Day parades, being towed by AT-T artillery tractors. At the request of Syria, who needed a large-calibre gun system, the project was shortly revived at the end of the 1960s and twelve more S-23 guns were produced in 1971, as well as the new VOF28 round with RAP projectile OF43. The other rounds were the VF-572 with HE projectile F-572 and the VG-572 with concrete-piercing projectile G-572.〔http://www.russianarms.ru/forum/index.php?topic=3530.0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「180 mm gun S-23」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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