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It's a story that few people know about, but in 1974-75, the soviet tested a canon to defend their space station in orbit.
They launch Saliout 3 equipped with a 23mm canon (see photo) and tested it in space. The model was a R-23M.
they fired around 50 shots to test the canon and the thrusters that compensated the recoil of the canon.
More info :
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ere-is-the-soviet-unions-secret-space-cannon/
They launch Saliout 3 equipped with a 23mm canon (see photo) and tested it in space. The model was a R-23M.
they fired around 50 shots to test the canon and the thrusters that compensated the recoil of the canon.
More info :
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...ere-is-the-soviet-unions-secret-space-cannon/