Falcon Turret, the Glossary
The Falcon Turret is a low-profile main battle tank turret under development by King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau in Jordan, with technical assistance from South Africa.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Autoloader, Challenger 1, Chassis, Chobham armour, Gun turret, Jordan, Jordan Design and Development Bureau, Main battle tank, Remote controlled weapon station, RUAG, South Africa, 7.62 mm caliber.
- Tank guns
- Tanks with autoloaders
Autoloader
An autoloader or auto-loader is a mechanical aid or replacement for the personnel that load ammunition into crew-served weapons without being an integrated part of the gun itself.
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Challenger 1
The FV4030/4 Challenger 1 is a British main battle tank (MBT) used by the British Army from 1983 to 2001, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2.
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Chassis
A chassis (plural chassis from French châssis) is the load-bearing framework of a manufactured object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function.
Chobham armour
Chobham armour is the informal name of a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment, a British tank research centre on Chobham Lane in Chertsey.
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Gun turret
A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim.
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Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Jordan Design and Development Bureau
The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) is a Jordanian defence company.
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Main battle tank
A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank,Ogorkiewicz 2018 p222 is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies.
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Remote controlled weapon station
A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), remotely operated weapon system (ROWS), or remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system, often equipped with a fire-control system, that can be installed on a ground combat vehicle or sea- and air-based combat platform.
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RUAG
RUAG Holding (originally Rüstungsunternehmen Aktiengesellschaft; Armaments Companies JSC) is a Swiss company specialising in aerospace engineering and the defence industry.
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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7.62 mm caliber
The 7.62 mm caliber is a nominal caliber used for a number of different cartridges.
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See also
Tank guns
- 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)
- 7.5 cm KwK 40
- 7.5 cm KwK 42
- 8.8 cm KwK 36
- 8.8 cm KwK 43
- Besa machine gun
- Breda 38
- CN08 120 mm gun
- Falcon Turret
- Gun stabilizer
- Hoffman tank gunfire simulator
- IMI 120 mm gun
- List of tank guns
- Littlejohn adaptor
- M256 (tank gun)
- MKE 120 mm gun
- QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
- Rheinmetall Rh-120
- Royal Ordnance L30
- Tank gun
- Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun
- Vickers .50 machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
Tanks with autoloaders
- AMX Chasseur de Char
- AMX-13
- AMX-50
- Al-Khalid/VT-1A
- Armata Universal Combat Platform
- Black Eagle (tank)
- Falcon Turret
- K2 Black Panther
- Karrar (tank)
- Leclerc XLR
- Leclerc tank
- Lorraine 155 mm
- Lorraine 40t
- M-84AS
- M-84AS1
- M-95 Degman
- M8 armored gun system
- Main Ground Combat System
- Obiekt 490
- Obiekt 490A
- PT-91 Twardy
- Panther KF51
- Patagón
- SK-105 Kürassier
- Sabrah light tank
- Spähpanzer SP I.C.
- Stridsvagn 103
- T-14 Armata
- T-64
- T-72
- T-72M4CZ
- T-80
- T-84
- T-90
- T-Rex (tank)
- T71 light tank
- Type 10
- Type 15 tank
- Type 80/88 main battle tank
- Type 90 tank
- Type 96 tank
- Type 99 tank
- VT-4
- Zulfiqar (tank)