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The Shkval fighting module design is versatile, but can also be used with another turret. [7] The Cockerill CSE 90LP with 90mm Cockerill LP; The KBA-105 one person manned turret with 30 mm ZTM-1 dual-feed autocannon that has 350 rounds of ready-use ammunition or Stiletto turret with 30mm ZTM-2.
The turret is designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30mm ATK Mk44 autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun, a variant allows the operator to aim and fire anti-tank missiles. Current operators includes Italy, Poland and Romania. OTO Melara 25/80 with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (manned configuration).
The original turret was replaced with the new KBA-105 Shkval (‘squall’) remote weapon station (RWS) which was developed for light armoured vehicles to increase their combat effectiveness. This turret system was first displayed publicly at the IDEX 2001 arms exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, demonstrated on the wheeled BTR-3U APC. It ...
Hitfist turret on an Armoured fighting vehicle. Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the Italian Oto Melara. [1] The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun.
The SIDAM 25 [2] is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in Italy from the chassis of the American M113 armoured personnel carrier.Due to the choice of basic chassis for the SIDAM 25, components and spare parts were both cheap, and readily available due to the widespread use of the basic M113.
The system features a turret with an eight tube ADATS missile launcher based on a modified M113A2 chassis. On top of the turret is an X-band radar with a range of 25 km. Used solely by the Canadian Forces, the 34 remaining ADATS have been withdrawn from Canadian service as of April 2012, with no planned replacement announced for it since late 2012.
The M35, known during development as the EX35 and XM35, [1] [2] is an American 105 mm caliber low-recoil tank gun. The M35 was developed for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps Mobile Protected Gun Program of the early 1980s. It was integrated onto the Marine Corps LAV-105, and the U.S. Army's M8 Armored Gun System and M10 Booker vehicles.
In particular, the oscillating turret design is particularly shallow above the breech, allowing for a low turret silhouette, a considerable advantage. This was the justification for the first oscillating turret, that of the French AMX-50 medium or heavy tank in the 50 tonnes class. This used first a 90 mm, then 100 mm, gun in an oscillating ...