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1 Type Anti-aircraft system Place of origin  Iran Production
history Manufacturer Defense Industries Organization Produced
2010 Caliber 23 mm (0.91 in) Rate of fire 4000 rpm
Muzzle velocity 970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) Effective firing range
2.5 km Maximum firing range 4 km  Mesbah 1 is an Iranian anti
aircraft artillery system developed to defend against incoming
cruise missiles. It was unveiled in 2010 by Iranian defense
minister Ahmad Vahidi and hit its intended target successfully
in the test. Production started some months later.[1]   Mesbah
uses 4 Iranian built Russian ZU-23-2 installed on a rotatable
mount. Each autocannon has its own feed magazine. Each ZU-23-2
has a reported fire rate of 2000 rpm. But surprisingly the whole
system is reported to have a rate of 4000 rpm instead of 8000.
This is probably because developers wanted it to save
ammunition. The mount can rotate in different angle