The journal International Defense Review in an article by Christopher F. Foss, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann confirms 35 mm RWS development, reports that the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) presented materials on its new remote-controlled combat module IWS-35, designed for equipping tracked and wheeled armored vehicles. Presumably, the module is planned primarily for installation on the German wheeled armored personnel carriers ARTEC Boxer.
The IWS-35 module is made of welded aluminum armor and includes a powerful ATK Armament Systems Bushmaster III 35-automatic cannon, as well as an 12,7-mm machine gun coupled with a cannon, which has an independent vertical guidance system. The elevation angle of the 35-mm gun is 35 degrees, and the 12,7-machine gun - 65 degrees. The gun is capable of firing projectiles with a programmable fuse. Additionally, wegmann 76-mm smoke-propelled grenade launchers or new 40-mm WWS-40 launchers capable of firing also 40-mm anti-personnel grenades can be mounted on the module. The combat module has duplicated (for redundancy) electric drives of vertical and horizontal guidance.
The digital fire control system of the IWS-35 module is duplicated for the commander and the gunner. Each of them has a stabilized electronic sight with a thermal imaging channel and an integrated laser range finder. The commander’s sight is panoramic and mounted on the roof of the combat module.
New remotely controlled KMW IWS-35 combat module with 35-mm ATK gun Armament Systems Bushmaster III, 12,7-mm machine gun and 40-mm WWS-40 starting devices (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (via Jane's))
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