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Defence & Security Industry News - Renault Trucks Defense |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013, 07:20 PM | |||
Renault Trucks Defense presents 4x4 Sherpa Special Forces and Light Carrier armed with 20mm gun | |||
During
the SOFINS show (Special Forces Operations exhibition in France), the
French Company Renault
Trucks Defense has presented a version of the Sherpa Light
Special Forces (Light) and Sherpa Light Carrier armed with a 20-mm gun
as a replacement for 12.7-mm machine gun. |
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Sherpa Light Special Forces armed with 20mm gun. |
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The two gun-models
developed by Nexter Systems are the P20 model and the 15B, mounted on
the Sherpa Light Special Forces and the Sherpa Light Carrier. Their
lightweight and low recoil forces make their use (operation and maintenance)
very simple. |
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Sherpa Light carrier armed with 20mm gun. |
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The
Sherpa Carrier is a cargo/utility version available in unarmored and armoured
variants with a two passengers cab. It is able to transport up to 4.5
tonnes of payload including a 10feet shelter and has a GVW of 10.5 tonnes.
The Carrier has been ordered by NATO whereas Renault Trucks Defense also
secured an order for the Carrier to transport the French army "Syracuse
III" satellite communications shelters on the battlefield. Its back-floor enables a perfect integration of the 20-mm Nexter 15B manual mount. Lightweight and easy to steer, this armament is well suited for close-in combat actions as well as protection missions. Until now, the Sherpa Carrier was armed (manned or remotely operated) with 5.56/7.62 or 12.7-mm cannons. |
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