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A self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (SPAA, also ''self-propelled air defense'', SPAD) is an Anti-aircraft gun or missile mounted on a vehicle Chassis . Specific weapon systems include Machine Gun s, Autocannon , larger guns, or Missile s, and some mount both guns and longer-ranged missiles. The vehicle mount may be based on a Truck . Weapons meant for deployment in the forward battle area may be mounted on Armoured Fighting Vehicles , such as an APC or Tank , for protection from aircraft, artillery, and small arms fire. Anti-aircraft guns are usually mounted in a quickly-traversing Turret with a high range of elevation, for tracking fast-moving aircraft. They are often in dual or quadruple mounts, allowing a high rate of fire. The concept was pioneered mainly by Germany during World War II , with their Flakpanzer series. Today, Missile s have largely replaced medium and heavy antiaircraft guns. The Russian equivalent of ''SPAAG'' is ''ZSU'', for ''zenitnaya samokhodnaya ustanovka'', ("anti-aircraft self-propelled mount"). German WWII self-propelled anti-aircraft guns include Möbelwagen , Wirbelwind , Ostwind , Kugelblitz , ''Coelian''. Modern weapons include the Russia n ZSU-23-4 Shilka , Chinese Type 88 SPAAG , American M163 VADS , German Gepard and similar versions with the British Marksman turret (which was also adapted for a number of other users), Italian SIDAM 25 and Otomatic and versions of the French AMX-13 . Older post-war examples include the ZSU-57-2 , the failed M247 Sergeant York , M16 Quad Fifty and M42 Duster . Other examples include:
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