Kongsberg Introduces Protector MCT-30 Battle Module
At the recent Eurosatory-2014, held in France, for the first time, General Dynamics Land Systems and Kongsberg presented a new combat vehicle based on their designs. The LAV wheeled armored vehicle equipped with the new version of the Kongsberg Protector combat module - MCT-30 was presented to the attention of specialists and the public interested. The MCT-30 combat module is a further development of the Protector family of systems and is offered as a weapon for various armored vehicles that are compatible with it.
The manufacturer claims that the design of the combat module Protector MCT-30 uses a number of technical solutions that enhance its capabilities. First of all, it is possible to install the module on any suitable armored vehicle, high firing characteristics in a wide range of ranges, the possibility of using air explosive ordnance (ABM), maintaining the system without leaving the base machine, as well as great potential for further development.
In order to confirm the declared characteristics, the Protector MCT-30 combat module is currently being tested. Armored vehicles equipped with this system have already been tested at US and Kuwaiti test sites in various landscapes and in different weather conditions. According to published information, numerous shots were fired during the tests in three main modes: from a stationary target, from a place on a mobile target, and in motion on a moving target. It is alleged that the combat module successfully coped with the tasks, including when firing at targets at a distance of more than 2000 m.
The Kongsberg Protector MCT-30 combat module is a remote-controlled turret mounted on a suitable combat vehicle. When first viewed, the relatively large combat module, with its size and contours, resembles the towers of some light armored vehicles. Nevertheless, this is a universal combat module with the appropriate architecture and capabilities.
Inside the armored hull, providing protection against bullets and shrapnel, all units of the module are placed, with the exception of control equipment. Cannon armament, ammunition boxes, guidance equipment and sighting systems are located within the protected volume. The center of the Protector MCT-30 module is mounted in a two-plane stabilized installation for barrel armament. The combat modules of the Protector family can be completed with various receiver weapons caliber from 25 to 50 mm. The MCT-30 module, as its name implies, is designed to use 30-mm automatic guns. The advertising materials of the project do not indicate specific types of guns, which suggests the possibility of using various weapons of a suitable caliber.
On the mask of the automatic gun of the combat module mounts for the machine gun are installed. As a twin weapon can use any machine gun caliber 5,56 or 7,62 mm. In the case of using external mountings for weapons mounted on a cannon mask, the body of the machine gun is located outside the combat module, and the boxes for ammunition are covered with armor. Power machine gun tape on the left side.
In the right frontal part of the tower of the modules of the Protector family, a large rectangular recess is provided, in which the equipment is installed to monitor and control armament. A video camera, a thermal imager and a laser rangefinder are mounted on a common stabilized platform. Information from this equipment is transmitted to the control panel (s) located on the workplace of the system operator. If necessary, an additional platform with devices for monitoring can be installed on the roof of the combat module. In addition, at the request of the customer, on the roof of the Protector combat modules, an additional light combat module equipped with machine guns can be mounted.
One of the characteristic features of the combat modules of the Protector family, including the new MCT-30, is the original gun ammunition system. Armor-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation ammunition are located in two boxes of ammunition and are fed to the gun using special mechanisms that do not use traditional ribbons. Such a tapeless shells delivery system provides the combat module with several interesting features.
Thus, the operator of the MCT-30 module can choose the type of the next projectile fed into the gun, including quickly changing the type of ammunition in the line. In addition, reloading ammunition boxes can be relatively quickly and easily performed through hatches in the bottom of the combat module in any situation, including in combat. When carrying out this procedure, the crew of the combat vehicle must not leave the limits of the armored corps and risk health or life.
On the right side of the tower there are fasteners for installing a transport and launch container with an anti-tank guided missile FGM-148 Javelin. The use of such a rocket using the “launched – forgotten” algorithm allows the crew of a combat vehicle to attack a well-defended target and immediately proceed to the shelling of other objects on the battlefield.
New combat module Kongsberg Protector MCT-30, like other systems of the family, in the near future will be actively demonstrated at various exhibitions and promote the international arms market. According to reports, a prototype of a combat module mounted on an American-made LAV armored vehicle will participate in the exhibitions. Such a sample of armored vehicles has already been shown in France and will soon appear at other international exhibitions.
On the materials of the sites:
http://kongsberg.com/
http://army-guide.com/
http://i-mash.ru/
http://strategicdefenceintelligence.com/
The manufacturer claims that the design of the combat module Protector MCT-30 uses a number of technical solutions that enhance its capabilities. First of all, it is possible to install the module on any suitable armored vehicle, high firing characteristics in a wide range of ranges, the possibility of using air explosive ordnance (ABM), maintaining the system without leaving the base machine, as well as great potential for further development.
In order to confirm the declared characteristics, the Protector MCT-30 combat module is currently being tested. Armored vehicles equipped with this system have already been tested at US and Kuwaiti test sites in various landscapes and in different weather conditions. According to published information, numerous shots were fired during the tests in three main modes: from a stationary target, from a place on a mobile target, and in motion on a moving target. It is alleged that the combat module successfully coped with the tasks, including when firing at targets at a distance of more than 2000 m.
The Kongsberg Protector MCT-30 combat module is a remote-controlled turret mounted on a suitable combat vehicle. When first viewed, the relatively large combat module, with its size and contours, resembles the towers of some light armored vehicles. Nevertheless, this is a universal combat module with the appropriate architecture and capabilities.
Inside the armored hull, providing protection against bullets and shrapnel, all units of the module are placed, with the exception of control equipment. Cannon armament, ammunition boxes, guidance equipment and sighting systems are located within the protected volume. The center of the Protector MCT-30 module is mounted in a two-plane stabilized installation for barrel armament. The combat modules of the Protector family can be completed with various receiver weapons caliber from 25 to 50 mm. The MCT-30 module, as its name implies, is designed to use 30-mm automatic guns. The advertising materials of the project do not indicate specific types of guns, which suggests the possibility of using various weapons of a suitable caliber.
On the mask of the automatic gun of the combat module mounts for the machine gun are installed. As a twin weapon can use any machine gun caliber 5,56 or 7,62 mm. In the case of using external mountings for weapons mounted on a cannon mask, the body of the machine gun is located outside the combat module, and the boxes for ammunition are covered with armor. Power machine gun tape on the left side.
In the right frontal part of the tower of the modules of the Protector family, a large rectangular recess is provided, in which the equipment is installed to monitor and control armament. A video camera, a thermal imager and a laser rangefinder are mounted on a common stabilized platform. Information from this equipment is transmitted to the control panel (s) located on the workplace of the system operator. If necessary, an additional platform with devices for monitoring can be installed on the roof of the combat module. In addition, at the request of the customer, on the roof of the Protector combat modules, an additional light combat module equipped with machine guns can be mounted.
One of the characteristic features of the combat modules of the Protector family, including the new MCT-30, is the original gun ammunition system. Armor-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation ammunition are located in two boxes of ammunition and are fed to the gun using special mechanisms that do not use traditional ribbons. Such a tapeless shells delivery system provides the combat module with several interesting features.
Thus, the operator of the MCT-30 module can choose the type of the next projectile fed into the gun, including quickly changing the type of ammunition in the line. In addition, reloading ammunition boxes can be relatively quickly and easily performed through hatches in the bottom of the combat module in any situation, including in combat. When carrying out this procedure, the crew of the combat vehicle must not leave the limits of the armored corps and risk health or life.
On the right side of the tower there are fasteners for installing a transport and launch container with an anti-tank guided missile FGM-148 Javelin. The use of such a rocket using the “launched – forgotten” algorithm allows the crew of a combat vehicle to attack a well-defended target and immediately proceed to the shelling of other objects on the battlefield.
New combat module Kongsberg Protector MCT-30, like other systems of the family, in the near future will be actively demonstrated at various exhibitions and promote the international arms market. According to reports, a prototype of a combat module mounted on an American-made LAV armored vehicle will participate in the exhibitions. Such a sample of armored vehicles has already been shown in France and will soon appear at other international exhibitions.
On the materials of the sites:
http://kongsberg.com/
http://army-guide.com/
http://i-mash.ru/
http://strategicdefenceintelligence.com/
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