ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD); licensed production in China, Romania, and North KoreaThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. In Yemen, open-source reporting connects ZPU-4-armed technicals to anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces, giving the Cold War gun a continued role as mobile low-altitude air defense and direct-fire support.Built in archive
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ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD); licensed production in China, Romania, and North KoreaThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. In Yemen, open-source reporting connects ZPU-4-armed technicals to anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces, giving the Cold War gun a continued role as mobile low-altitude air defense and direct-fire support.