Guns in Space! The Soviet Almaz Space Cannon

Here is my 1998 article, “Blazing Satellites: GUNS in SPACE!” with more details on the modified Rikhter R-23 automatic cannon installed on the Soviet military Almaz space station, which was flown under the cover names of Salyut 2, 3, and 5, shared with the civilian space station project also using that name.

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