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CMI
Defence has designed the CT-CV turret as a 105
mm low-recoil, air-portable turret, suitable for
installation on the MOWAG Piranha III and IV 8
× 8, Steyr Pandur II 8 × 8, Patria
AMV, BAE Systems Pegasus and Giat (now Nexter)
VBCI. The CT-CV turret has been subjected to a
rapid development program in parallel with a series
of tests and trials in Switzerland and the UK
throughout 2004 and 2005. To meet the present
and future requirements of modern armed forces
for powerful weapons, CMI Defence introduced the
CT-CV Weapon System (gun and turret). A series
of successful trials and stringent tests have
been conducted and its final qualification is
underway. The two-man turret and gun have been
completely developed in-house by CMI using its
long experience. The system is compatible with
all current NATO 105mm ammunition but the barrel
has been designed to be able to fire ammunition
with higher pressure as well as smart ammunition
and guided missiles. The CT-CV Weapon System is
a fully stabilized turret allowing firing on the
move and at moving targets. The CT-CV is definitely
the most advanced and innovative system available
today to serve the needs of modern armed forces.
This turret is specifically designed for air-transportable
light armored vehicles. CMI-Defence presents at
Eurosatory 2010 the Falarick 105, the new anti-tank
guided missile launched from the Cockerill CV
gun. It’s in Scotland that CMI has demonstrated
the effectiveness and accuracy of the CT-CV Weapon
System gun launched missile which confirms the
positioning of this turret system as an advanced
105 mm, the benchmark in large calibre weapon
systems.
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The
105 mm CV rifled gun is fitted with a single-stage
muzzle brake, thermal sleeve and fume extractor.
To reduce recoil forces below 150 kN, the
barrel is fitted with a highly efficient
muzzle brake and two parallel recoil brakes.
The barrel is of Electro-Slag Refined (ESR)
steel and has a 20 per cent supplementary
pressure margin for future growth potential.
It is fitted with a semi-automatic vertical
sliding breech mechanism and an electrical
ignition mechanism. The 105 mm CV rifled
gun can fire all NATO standard ammunition.
In developing the weapon other ammunition
related developments have been taken into
account, including smart ammunition and
guided munitions. Particular attention has
been paid to safety and comfort of the crew.
The crew is seated low in the turret to
take advantage of the vehicle hull protection.
For safety reasons too, the crew and ammunition
compartments are independent and separated
by a firewall; in addition, crew protection
is ensured thanks to a safety fuse plate
above the ammunition rack. The CT-CV turret
is equipped with a full autoloader ammunition
rack, with a capacity of 12 ready rounds
in lightweight configuration, and 15 ready
rounds in standard configuration (additional
rounds will be stowed in the vehicle allowing
reloading under armor). After tests in Scotland
during year 2010, the Weapon System CT-CV
can firing now the anti-tank missile Falarick
105 from the Cockerill 105 mm CV gun. With
its laser beam guidance system, the Falarick
105 is able to wipe out fixed & moving
armoured targets, helicopters and fortifications
at a distance of 5 kilometres. Its tandem
hollow-charged warhead allows it to destroy
targets under 550 mm of armour and behind
ERA or their equivalent.
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| Production
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The CMI Defence CT-CV
Weapon System was shown for the first
time in 2004. For trials purposes it has
already been installed on a Swiss MOWAG
Piranha III (8 × 8), Patria Vehicles
Armoured Modular Vehicle (8 × 8)
and Steyr-Daimler-Puch Pandur (8 ×
8) chassis. Textron Marine & Land
Systems of the US has a license to undertake
marketing and production of this turret
for the North American market. As of April
2008, there were no sales of this turret
system. The CTC-CV is a fully compatible
for air-transportable armored vehicles
with C-130 airplane. The Turret is only
4,000 kg in lightweight configuration
and in transportation conditions (no add-on
armor, no ammunition) allowing a complete
vehicle weight below 17,250 kg. The system
is ready to fire immediately upon leaving
the aircraft and is capable of panoramic
observation after 15 minutes. The complete
system can be prepared in about 4 hours,
including the installation of a pintle-mount
or RWS and the fitting of add-on armor.
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The
CT-CV Weapon System Turret is equipped
with an automatic loader which contains
16 rounds in standard configuration and
12 rounds in air-deployable configuration.
The sighting system for both the gunner
and the commander consists in two identical
displays, one for day vision and the other
one for night vision. A panoramic sight
gives the commander observation and hunter
killer capabilities. Back up devices are
foreseen to allow continued use of the
turret in case of loss of electrical power
supply. One of most striking features
of this new system resides in its BLOS
(Beyond Line of Sight) firing capabilities
thanks to a 42° gun elevation, adapted
to urban and mountainous warfare conditions
as well as allowing firing against airborne
targets.
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Two man turret
- Cockerill 105 mm CV gun
- Electro-mechanical power control system
- Panoramic sight
- Fully stabilised day/night gunner
sight
- Laser range finder
- Ballistic computer for firing on the
move
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Calibre: 105 mm NATO
- Barrel length: 5,586 mm
- Weight: 1,750 kg
- Maximum firing rate: 6 to 8 rounds/minute
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Laser warning device
- Coaxial machine gun
- Pintle-mounted machine gun 7.62 or
12.7 mm
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Ammunition |
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Full range of 105 mm NATO ammunition types
- Smart ammunition and guided munitions
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CMI
Group, headquartered near Liège
in Belgium, is knowned for its
combinaison of experience in Engineering
and Maintenance in Defence, Energy
and Industry sectors. CMI’s
expertise lays mainly in energy,
metal, transportation and defence.
Since the seventies, CMI-Defence
has specialized in weapon systems
for Armoured Vehicles.
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