"The new Cockerill CPWS 20-25-30 " Topic

"The Cockerill CPWS 20-25-30 is a family of light medium-caliber protected weapon stations. At IDEX 2015, CMI (Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie) Defence presents this weapons system on a TEXTRON System Commando vehicle. This is not the first time CMI installed one of its products on a TEXTRON vehicle.

Designed to accept a range of medium-calibre weapons, the Cockerill CPWS 20-25-30 remains small and light enough to fit a range of 4x4 AFVs. The system offers superior firepower and improved survivability to smaller, highly mobile, armoured vehicles.

The Cockerill CPWS 20-25-30 turrets are unmanned; remotely operated by a person in the carrier vehicle. Advantage of this turret over a remote weapon system, the CPWS can be reload from the inside. The turret can mount a range of 20, 25 and 30mm automatic cannon with a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun in a ballistically enclosed, power-operated turret. The turret will typically carry 150 rounds of ready ammunition and can be reloaded by the operator without leaving the protection of his vehicle. Depending upon the cannon, twin-feeds may be provided to permit the use of more than one type of ammunition. The weapons are employed using a high performance, digital, fully-stabilised, day/night weapon control system. Despite its high lethality and survivability, the weight of the Cockerill CPWS 20-25-30 is low enough to permit fitment to small 4x4 armoured reconnaissance vehicles…"

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