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Developer: State Enterprise (SE) "Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau named after O.O. Morozov" (KMDB)
Manufacturer: SE "Malyshev Plant", Kharkiv
The BAU-23 (БАУ BAU-23 Overhead Weapon StationБаштово-Артилерійська Установка) combat module has been developed since the mid-1990s, has been mass-produced since 2001 and is exported.
![Бойовий модуль БАУ-23 (БАУ-23-2, БМ-23-2)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oBH8yYe9bTovPhPJfo5Sbxh6vRoLH1MB7DHsPlpC6X3nZzbThwKaAljjfhVb4dKc600HBGhbww1SM2I4l_JNFfCabM_KeBHRu8Zt_Y4HvVVV66D9KgjXsqx87rJv6FOjgEJdGnYBeNY/s1600/800px-Iraqi_BTR-94_APC.JPEG.jpg)
Tactical and technical characteristics (specifications) of the BAU-23
Weight together with ammunition (t) – 1,09
Crew – 1
Overall dimensions (mm):
• gun turning radius – 1720
• width – 1400
• height from the adjacent – 962
Armament:
• 2×23mm 2A7 (2A7M) autocannons
• 7,62mm KT-7,62 coaxial machine gun (PKT analogue)
• smoke grenades: «Khmara» 902B
Rate of fire of th egub (rds/min) – 850
Depression/elevation angles (degrees) – -4...+55
Sight – 1PZ-7-23
Sighting device – NVKT-71
Effective range, m:
• autocannon – 2 000
• machine gun – 1 500
Ammunition for the guns (rds) – 400 (2×200)
Ammunition for the machine gun (rds) – 2 000 (8×250)
Auxilliary systems: cooling system for autocannon barrels, liquid coolant, forced circulation (18 L)
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Model of the BM-23-2 combat module (is an upgraded version of the BAU-23-2)1:
![BM-23-2 combat module (is an upgraded version of the BAU-23-2)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapCMlpgRlhMQ7vOZKGw3k_y5JVWrTNJYGS0E7S31BwwjL1Q1lYg5OqaCUQwkgVbf0S_k6mXL2-VRG-CEw-y5br_RVnxY_HjuivjkoVlxVYoePVXxFSdc8tIjYXakDpO8WdmbsEiFaheY/s1600/vk-6-0.jpg)
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Sources:
1 MODELS OF BM-23-2 WEAPON STATION // www.architektonix.com
• Харьковское конструкторское бюро по машиностроению им. А.А. Морозова / А.И. Веретенников, И.И. Расказов, К.В. Сидоров, Е.И. Решетило. – Харьков, 2007. – С. 48-49.