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1x Kongsberg RS4 (Remote Controlled Turret)
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Main armament: 1x 12.7x99mm M2 HMG Browing Machinegun
- Each magazine/crate holds: 100 cartrigdes
- Ammunition mixture (2x MP, 1x MP-T) :
- Norwegian Model 140 multi purpose ammunition
- Bullet weight: 44 Gram
- Muzzle velocity: 903 M/S
- Armor penetration: 10.6mm at 100 Meter
- Norwegian Model 160 multi purpose Tracer ammunition
- Bullet weight: 43 Gram
- Muzzle velocity: 903 M/S
- Armor penetration: 22mm at 100 Meter
- Tracer: Visible 50-200m (day) 1500m (night)
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Secondary armament: 2x 70mm FZ275 Laser Guided Rockets
- Ammunition capacity/stowage: Uncertain, likely enough for some reloads
- Warheads: High explosive, Armor Penetrating, Pre Fragmented Blast, Fragmentation
- Minimum operational range: 1.5km
- Mass: 12.7 kg
- Length: 1.8 m
- Diameter: (70 mm)
- Warhead weight: Approx. 4.1 kg depending
- Engine: FZ276 MOD.1 rocket motor
- Operational range: 1.5 - 7 km
- Guidance system: Semi-active laser
- Steering system: 4 folding canards
- Accuracy: 1 m at 6 km range CEP
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8x 66mm Smoke grenade launchers in front above windshield
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Rear telesopic mast
- Mast: Vingtaqs II system
- Features: Providing radar, camera, and infrared (IR) capabilities for target acquisition and surveillance.
- Mounted: Rear of the vehicle
- Height: 3-8 Meter tall
- Mast: Vingtaqs II system
70mm Laser Guided Rocket Ammunition
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High Explosive Fragmentation
- Type: High Explosive Fragmentation (HE-Frag).
- Explosive Fill: Composition B.
- Design: Pre-fragmented shell for increased lethality.
- Lethality: ~9m kill radius.
- Penetration: Up to 6mm of ST37-2 DIN 17100 standard steel.
- Fuze: Typically uses an impact fuze (like the MK352) for optimized splinter effect.
- Warhead Weight: Around 4.1 kg, part of the ~12.7 kg total rocket mass.
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Pre Fragmented Blast warhead
- Standard (FZ319): High Explosive with MK352 impact fuze, designed for soft/light armored targets, capable of penetrating up to 6mm steel.
- Pre-fragmented (FZ122/FZ123): Some variants carry pre-fragmented shells with tungsten or steel pellets for area effect, ideal for C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems).
- Explosive Mass: ~1 kg (for FZ319).
- Kill Radius: ~9m for the FZ319 warhead.
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Armor Penetrating Warhead
- Armor penetration: 200mm RHA
TECHNICAL DATA
Length: 5,504mm
Width: 2,050mm
Height: 1,950 millimeters
Top speed: 130 km/h
Engine: IVECO F1D Common Rail EURO 3
Engine power: 136 kW 182 hp
Number of gears: 6 gears, automatic
Ground clearance: 473 mm
Weight: 6,500 kg
Range: 500 km
Armor: STANAG 4569 level 1-4
DESCRIPTION
In late October 2024 the Norwegian Armed Forces and the Norwegian Defence Research Institute did a live fire test. This test featured a Norwegian Iveco LMW with a Kongsberg Protector RS4 remote turret installed. This was equipped with one 12.7mm M2 browning and 2x tubes mounted on the side with 1x 70mm FZ275 laser guided rocket each, these rockets are semi semi-active laser guided. In the article from The Norwegian Defence Research Institute they were testing a new way of engaging targets, which included one fpv drone to be hovering above the target and use an included laser pointer/targeting system to guide the rocket (Sort of like the strike drones in-game). This gives the system a very long operational distance of 7+ kilometer, and an accuracy of ca 1 meter. These rockets can be used and aimed independently without the drone, making it great for shorter distances where you have a visual range. The vehicle does also come with the Norwegian Vingtaqs II telescopic mast, which can be extended from 3-8 meters tall, and be used for the targeting of enemy vehicles, with it being equipped with all necessary equipment for operation of the remote weapon station.
The vehicle itself is an Iveco LMW, developed in Italia by iveco itself with the planning and drawing stage beginning in the late 1990’s and the first vehicles being built in 2001, it is a 4 wheel drive tactical vehicle which comes in many variants and forms, all depending on the user’s requests. The vehicle has been adopted by a number of nations like Norway, Russia, Spain, Belgium, Brazil etc.
IN GAME
In game this would probably work similar to the way that the various missiles from the strike drones in-game work, with you requiring to aim and follow the target until it strikes. With it’s minimum range being 1.5km it is very useful on a lot of maps, and it will be fantastic against lighter armored vehicles such as Ifv’s, light tanks and spaa’s, it can also highly effectively be used against uav’s, drones and helicopters. In my opinion it could be a great addition somewhere between rank 6-8. I haven’t been able to find all the ammunition it can use, but it can both use HE warheads and also rockets that penetrate around 70-300mm of rha and explodes Post penetration, this would significantly increase its performance
SOURCES
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FZ275 LGR - Wikipedia
The Armed Forces and FFI tested laser-guided rockets
Iveco LMV – Wikipedia
Forsvaret testet ut laserstyrte raketter
Landmateriell - Forsvaret
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