Lindcott Armory Autocannon · Military
23mm Volkov-Yartsev
The Soviet 23×152mmB autocannon cartridge, developed in 1941 for the VYa-23 cannon that armed the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft.
- Introduced
- 1941
- Type
- Autocannon
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Inventor
- Aleksandr Volkov and Sergei Yartsev
- Manufacturer
- Soviet state arsenals
- Standard
- Military
- Status
- Obsolete
- Availability
- Not commercially available
- Bullet ⌀
- 0.906″
- Case length
- 5.984″
- Primer
- Percussion (military)
- Case type
- Belted
Ballistics
- Velocity
- 2,950–3,020 fps
- Energy
- —
- Parent case
- —
Representative trajectory — modeled from a single velocity input, not a measured load.
Reloading cost
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Cost estimate only — not load data. Charge weight is your input; follow published manuals for safe charges.
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History
Designed by Volkov and Yartsev to give Soviet ground-attack aircraft genuine anti-armor capability against German vehicles. The belted 23×152mmB case was powerful but the VYa-23 cannon was heavy; postwar Soviet designs moved to the lighter, faster-firing 23×115mm used in the NR-23 and GSh-23.
FAQs
- What bullet diameter is 23mm Volkov-Yartsev?
- 23mm Volkov-Yartsev uses a 0.906″ (23 mm) diameter bullet.
- Is 23mm Volkov-Yartsev still in production?
- 23mm Volkov-Yartsev is obsolete; typical availability is not commercially available.
- What is 23mm Volkov-Yartsev used for?
- 23mm Volkov-Yartsev is primarily used for military.
Data & sources. Specs compiled from the Lindcott Armory reference; the trajectory is modeled (point-mass), not measured. Spotted an error? Report it →