Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
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The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal") is a remote weapon system (RWS) that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm .50 BMG machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods.[1]
Variants
There are a total of three variants of the Samson family:
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- Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns, as well as 40 mm grenade launcher, weighing Script error: No such module "convert"., similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
- Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from Script error: No such module "convert"., weighing Script error: No such module "convert"., similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.[2]
For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm autocannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured, high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck. It offers optional SPIKE guided missile, smoke grenade launcher, and embedded trainer. The RCWS 30 is a product of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.[3]
Israel has also installed a variant of the Samson RCWS in pillboxes along the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier.[4]
The Sentry Tech system, dubbed Roeh-Yoreh (Sees-Fires) in IDF service deployed on the Gaza fence, enables camera operators located in a rear-located intelligence base to engage border threats using the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and the SPIKE guided missile.[5]
Operators
Current operators
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- Script error: No such module "flag".: LAV III[6]
- Script error: No such module "flag".: 4 stations initially procured for needs of Croatian Army, installed and tested on M84D and M95 tanks, but eventually Croatian Army opted for Protector RWS, 12.7 mm and 30 mm.
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Pandur II[7]
- Script error: No such module "flag".: IDF Namer, some IDF Achzarit, some HMMWV
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon[8]
- Script error: No such module "flag".: RG-31 Nyala
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Otokar Cobra
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Hunter AFV[9]
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Hyundai Wia
- Script error: No such module "flag".: Alvis Stormer
- Template:LIT: 88 German Boxer Infantry Fighting Vehicles with Rafael's weapon stations with 30 mm cannons and "Spike LR" antitank missiles[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ Rafael Armament Development Authority
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- ↑ "Lethal Robotic Technologies: The Implications for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law" Philip Alston, Journal of Law, Information and Science, 2012
- ↑ Samson RWS on Colombian LAV III – Armyrecognition.com, December 29, 2012
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