Flyer 72 Crows M153A4 - Flyer 72 with weapon station integrated by KDA

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FLYER 72 (F72-HD) CROWS M153A4

TYPE: Lightweight Ground Mobility vehicle/Light tank

ARMAMENT

Spoiler

  • 1x M153A4 Crows Tech Refresh remote controlled weaponstation
    -Thermal sight: 3rd Gen TS-III
    -Color Day Camera: 1° to 45° with continuous Field of View (FOV)
    -Thermal: 3° & 11.0 ° FOVs (standard CROWS); up to 45° wide FOV (Tech Refresh)
    -Four-axis targeting system; Three-axis vector stabilization; Laser range-finder; Auto scan/auto focus; Auto lead/auto tracker

    • Primary armament: 12.7x99mm M2 Browing Machinegun
      -Machinegun: M2 Browning
      -Ammunition mixture (2x MP, 1x MP-T) :
      -Armor penetration RHAe NM160MP-T: 22 Millimeter at 100 Meter
      -Armor penetration RHAe NM140MP: 10.6 Millimeter at 100 Meter

    • -Secondary Armament: 1x 127mm Javelin ATGM missile
      -Placement: Upper right corner on the outside of the weapon station
      -Ammunition capasity: Carry 1 missile in launcher and 6x in rear compartment/booth
      -Mass: 22.3 kg
      -Length: 1.1m (missile)
      -Barrel length: 1.2m
      -Diameter: 127mm
      -Calibre: 12 mm
      -Effective firing range: From vehicle: 4,750m
      -Sights: Optical sight & thermal imaging
      -Warhead: Tandem-charge HEAT
      -Warhead weight: 8.4 kg
      -Detonation mechanism: Contact fuze
      -Penetration: Stated as being in excess of 760 mm RHA
      -Propellant: Solid-fuel
      -Flight ceiling: 150 m (top attack mode) 60 m (direct attack mode)

TECHNICAL DATA
Weight: 2,495 kg curb weight
Length: 4.62/4.90 m with winch and pushbar
Height: 1.52m
Crew: Up to 9 seats
Engine: 1.95 L Direct injection DOHC Turbodiesel 195 hp 400 Nm
Transmission: 6 speed automatic (tiptronic)
Suspension: 4-wheel coil over shocks independent suspension with 4 air spring variable ride
Ground clearance: 43 cm
Top speed: 153 km/h

HISTORY
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is the world leading supplier of remote stations, and they have been working on these and developing them since around 2001. The Remote Station on this vehicle is the CROWS - “Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station” and is a series of weaponstations used by the United States Army. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace was earlier awarded a huge contract bu USA to continue building, developing and delivering this sytem. This specific remote station is of the 153A4 CROWS and is built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, and it is equipped with the Tech Refresh wich is an update to the weapon system wich enables it to carry the Javelin missile launcher and various other changes such as new thermal sights capabilities.

This vehicle along with one more identical vehicle has to my knowledge had the 153A4 CROWS integrated by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace themselves specifically to demonstrate and exhibit it at the 2022 AUSA event, with one in Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s boot and one in Flyer Defence’s boot, to show its potential to both the USA army and other visitors present at the event.

These vehicles in this combination was first seen at the annual AISA event in 2022, the vehicle is armed with a single 12.7x99mm M2 Browning machinegun and an additional javelin anti tank guided missile on the upper right corner or the weaponstation. The vehicle does in the rear compartment inside its own sort of box intregated in the vehiles booth, carry 6x additional 127mm Javelin ATGM missiles.

IN GAME
This would be an interesting and unique vehicle in the game, this can be added to both Norway and USA considering this is an cooperation between them, and could play the role as an light tank/atgm carrier type vehicle. Superb mobility and a little protection aginst machinegun fire, it could be a nice vehicle for “Boom and zoom” ground wise.

SOURCES

Spoiler

Showing the combination Posted by KDA’s Master Gunner & KDA themselves
Timothy O'Brien on LinkedIn: Kongsberg is at AUSA. Stop by booth 1451 and visit us this week!
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace on LinkedIn: #ausa2022 #kongsbergdefence #strongertogether

About the vehicle
THE FLYER 72 – HD – Flyer Defense
General Dynamics Flyer - Wikipedia
US Army live-fire exercise demonstrates lethality of Kongsberg remote weapon systems - APDR

Datasheet of the remote turret
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PEO Soldier | Portfolio - PM SL - M153/A1/A2 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)
U.S. Army Awards USD 1.498 Billion IDIQ CROWS Contract to KONGSBERG - Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

Datasheet of the 30mm cannon
https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/media/Project/Northrop-Grumman/ngc/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/LW30x113-Ammo-Suite-Product-Brochure.pdf?rev=719281ef7e7c4bb58685cd9e4e2c4fc5

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