Profimodeller 32046P UPK-23 detail set. As used on MiG-21F-13 MiG-21MF Fishbed MiG-21UM Mongol MiG-23MF Flogger B MiG-23ML Flogger G MiG-23MLD Flogg

The UPK-23 is a Soviet, and currently Russian, suspended air storage container for small arms from the Cold War and modern times. The length of the hopper in the UPK-23-250 version is 320 cm with a diameter of 39.5 centimeters. The total weight of the loaded hopper is 218 kg. It carries the GSz-23L double-barreled cannon with a caliber of 23 mm with a supply of 250 rounds of ammunition. The UPK-23 cartridge was developed for the needs of the Soviet military aviation in the 1970s and entered service in the same decade. In the course of work on the container, emphasis was placed on its greatest possible simplicity and ease of use and ground handling. However, care was also taken to make it as aerodynamic as possible. Compared to, for example, the SPPU-22 reservoir, the empty weight of the reservoir has also been reduced. The UPK-23 could be carried by such air ships as: Mi-8, Mi-24, Su-17, Su-25 or MiG-23.