23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon
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The 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon is a Soviet World War II–era aircraft autocannon widely used as a primary gun armament on early jet and late-war piston fighters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon Context triple: [Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9, armament, 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon]
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A.
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
The 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon is a powerful Soviet aircraft autocannon developed in the late 1940s, widely used as a primary heavy armament on early jet fighters and other combat aircraft.
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B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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C.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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D.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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E.
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon Target entity description: The 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon is a Soviet World War II–era aircraft autocannon widely used as a primary gun armament on early jet and late-war piston fighters.
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A.
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
The 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon is a powerful Soviet aircraft autocannon developed in the late 1940s, widely used as a primary heavy armament on early jet fighters and other combat aircraft.
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B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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C.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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D.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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E.
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft cannon
ⓘ
autocannon ⓘ |
| ammunition | 23×115 mm cartridge ⓘ |
| caliber | 23 mm ⓘ |
| category | 23 mm artillery ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| designer |
A. Suranov
ⓘ
Aleksandr Nudelman ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ |
| feedSystem | belt-fed ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 37 kg ⓘ |
| mounting |
synchronized engine-mount (motornaya pushka) on some fighters
ⓘ
wing-mounted on some aircraft ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 690 m/s ⓘ |
| naming | named after Nudelman and Suranov ⓘ |
| operation | short-recoil operated ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | approximately 550 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Asia
ⓘ
Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| replaced | VYa-23 cannon ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | obsolete in front-line service ⓘ |
| shellTypes |
armor-piercing incendiary
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high-explosive incendiary ⓘ |
| successor | NR-23 cannon ⓘ |
| usedAs | aircraft primary armament ⓘ |
| usedBy |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Warsaw Pact air forces ⓘ
linked to:
Warsaw Pact air defense system
|
| usedFor |
air-to-air combat
ⓘ
air-to-ground attack ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Ilyushin Il-10 (some variants)
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linked to:
Ilyushin Il-10
Lavochkin La-11 ⓘ Lavochkin La-9 ⓘ Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (early variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-15 ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-9 (late variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Yakovlev Yak-9
early jet fighters ⓘ late-war piston fighters ⓘ |
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Subject: 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon Description of subject: The 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon is a Soviet World War II–era aircraft autocannon widely used as a primary gun armament on early jet and late-war piston fighters.
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