During the Cold War, the Soviet Army was perhaps the deadliest fighting force the world had ever seen. With its mechanized forces, the Soviets accomplished something that the American counterparts never could-the fielding of a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that could keep pace with its heavy armored formations. This volume examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4 and the 9K22 Tunguska (better known by its NATO reporting name: SA-19"Grison'). These vehicles excelled in their ai.

Cover; Title Contents; Introduction; Zsu-37 and the Early Years of Soviet Air Defense; ZSU 57-2; ZSU 23-4; 9K22 Tunguska(SA-19 Grison); Trends in Post-Soviet Spaags; Further Reading; Imprint.