ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun

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The ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun is a light, air‑droppable Soviet assault gun designed in the early Cold War era to provide airborne troops with mobile anti‑tank and fire support capabilities.

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Label Occurrences
ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun canonical 1
АСУ-57 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne assault gun ⓘ
self-propelled gun ⓘ
armorLayout open-topped ⓘ
armorType light armor ⓘ
caliber 57 mm ⓘ
canBeAirdroppedBy military transport aircraft ⓘ
chassisType tracked ⓘ
combatWeightClass light ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
crewPositions commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
designedBy OKB-40 ⓘ
designedFor airborne troops ⓘ
designedToBeLightweight true ⓘ
designer Nikolai Astrov ⓘ
enginePlacement front ⓘ
engineType gasoline engine ⓘ
enteredService 1951 ⓘ
era early Cold War ⓘ
gunMounting fixed casemate ⓘ
gunTraverse limited ⓘ
hasLowSilhouette true ⓘ
isAirDroppable true ⓘ
isLightVehicle true ⓘ
mainArmament 57 mm Ch-51 gun ⓘ
mainGunType anti-tank gun ⓘ
mobilityClass highly mobile ⓘ
nameMeaning airborne self-propelled installation 57 mm ⓘ
originLanguageName АСУ-57 ⓘ
primaryRole anti-tank warfare ⓘ
productionStart early 1950s ⓘ
retiredFromService Soviet Union ⓘ
retirementEra late 1960s ⓘ
secondaryRole fire support ⓘ
serviceBranch Soviet Airborne Forces ⓘ
successor ASU-85 ⓘ
transportMethod parachute platform ⓘ
usedBy Egypt ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam

Warsaw Pact countries ⓘ
linked to: Warsaw Pact
usedFor direct fire support ⓘ
supporting airborne infantry against armor ⓘ
usedInConflict Cold War ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Airborne Forces → equipment → ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun ⓘ
ASU-57 → originLanguageName → АСУ-57 ⓘ
subject linked to: ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun
linked to: ASU‑57 self‑propelled gun