I’m hunting for info on “combination turrets” for naval use.
An example is the Rafael Typhoon series. They are fitted with a gun plus AA missiles or SS missiles or decoys, etc. Another is the SIGMA turret (gun + 3 Mistral missiles).
I have come across an application that used a 30mm gun, plus a dual launcher for Hellfire missiles, but I have lost the reference. 😮
Any info you might have, please provide.
TIA 😀
By: Wanshan - 10th February 2005 at 00:12
Russian Kashtan CIWS – two 30mm six-barrel guns plus 8 SAMs.
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion
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a.k.a. the 30 mm/54 (1.2″) 3M87 Kortik with SA-19
another russian system that is similar in concept is 30 mm/54 (1.2″) Palash : same twin 30mm gatling as Kashtan but with different missiles and optical firecontrol ” ball” instead of Kashtan’s radar/eo fit
As an upgrade, the 30 mm/54 (1.2″) AK-630 can be fitted with 2×2 optically guided SA-19.
MSI-Defence Systems LTD SIGMA mount = DS25/30 with 3 Mistral Manpads
mount a.k.a. Oerlikon/DES 30 mm/75 DS 30B and Laurence Scott LS-30B
http://www.msi-dsl.com/naval.html
I’m willing to bet that mounts like the British GCM-AO3 twin Oerlikon 30mm, the German 27 mm MLG 27 Light Naval Gun System, various Italian 25/30mm or the US Mk 38 Naval 25mm chaingun could all have 2-4 MANPADS retrofitted if necessary (esp. manpads employing IRH or SACLOS guidance)
By: dienekes - 9th February 2005 at 20:20
Rafael Typhoon series info here http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/typhoon/Typhoon.html
Indeed the NTD turret is quite a clever idea. If it works as adverised, it would be a perfect secondary armament for ships operating in a littoral/coastal environment.
The specifications of the Spike missile, in particular “man in the loop” capability, is quite welcome in a saturated littoral area of operations, since the missile can be “retired” in case of a mistaken launch against friendly forces.
Also the precision of such a weapon would enable, for example, a Coast Guard ship to disable a bandit without human loss. And we shouldn’t forget land attack capability as well.
By: SteveO - 9th February 2005 at 19:35
Rafael Typhoon series info here http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/typhoon/Typhoon.html
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