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TRT-25 remote weapon station

Field	Value
name	TRT-25 remote weapon station
image	Afstandbeheerde geskuttoring op Ratel, b, Waterkloof Lugmagbasis.jpg
caption	A TRT-25 remote weapon station fitted on a Ratel IFV of the South African National Defence Force
origin	South Africa
type	Auto-cannon
<!-- Type selection -->	is_ranged	yes
wars
designer	BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa
variants
weight	1,870 lb/850 kg (with ammunition)
length	605 mm
height	1.05 metres
elevation	-10° to +65°
crew	1
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->	cartridge	25×137 mm
caliber	25mm
rate	Cyclic: 200 rounds per minute
velocity	1100 m/s
range	3000 m
max_range	6800 m
feed	dual 130-round bins,
sights	colour CCD camera/thermal nightsight

The TRT-25 is a Remote weapon station (RWS) made by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa incorporating a M242 Bushmaster 25 mm (25×137mm) autocannon. The turret is designed as a self-protection and fire support weapon for Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV), Medium Mine Protected Vehicles (MMPV) and Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV). Launched at Eurosatory in Paris in June 2010 when the turret was displayed for the first time on the Company’s new RG41 vehicle. It was described as "A low cost solution for both offensive and defensive situations, with simple-to-use operator interface and suitable for almost any encounter,” by Dennis Morris, president of BAE Systems Global Tactical Systems.

Design

The system is flexible enough to accept a number of other weapons, from 20 mm calibre up to the 30 mm Hughes M230 Chain Gun or the Mk44 Bushmaster, (with a larger cradle). A co-axial 7.62mm machinegun is mounted for close fire support and four smoke grenade launchers for vehicle screening. ;Sights The sight is gyrostabilized, to enable engagement on the move and fitted with a laser range finder. The sights has an automatic target tracking, once manual lock-on has been achieved with the electro-optical gunner sight. The weapon is operated by with a Nintendo Style control pad and the range finder has a range in excess of 12 km. ;Vehicle Trials The turret is being trialled on the RG-41 and the RG-34, South African armoured fighting vehicles developed by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems. It has also been mated successfully to a Russian BMP-1.

References

[http://www.baesystems.com/article/BAES_113638/bae-systems-debuts-latest-tactical-remote-turret-at-africa-aerospace-and-defence-exhibition;baeSessionId=Lv5pTKpSpJCSs0llnqlcCMszmc6YhLGZ0XDvWLJT2q7jcjg6YXkJ!1112959185?_afrLoop=682511449621000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D682511449621000%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D87leztod7_4 BAE Systems new tactical remote turret]
link. (2012-04-03 .)

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