two fixed GSh-23 guns and 200–400 rounds of ammunition, and SPPU-22 pods with traversable barrels for strafing, from 0° to −30° and carried 280 rounds of ammunition in each (they were most often carried by the Su-17/-20/-22 as well as the Su-25/-39 in pairs). Variants Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L, is a modernized air-cooled version with a muzzle brake added to reduce recoil. Used on NPPU-23 helicopter turret. Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23V, is a water-cooled version of GSh-23L. Used on NPPU-23 helicopter turret. Users - Used on Mi-35M Manufactured at Ordnance Factories Board on Iraqi aircraft type Su-25 - JF-17 Thunder (all variants) – manufactured locally by SC Uzina Mecanică Cugir as GȘ-23. on SU-25M1 – Used on L-59T Super-Albatross – Used on L-59T Super-Albatross Gallery See also Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 KS-23 List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons List of multiple-barrel firearms GAU-12 Equalizer Minigun Vyacheslav Ivanovich Silin References Autocannons of the Soviet Union Aircraft guns of the Soviet Union 23 mm artillery KBP Instrument Design Bureau products Military equipment introduced in the 1960s