Designation:

PLRWS

Info
Manufacturer: U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)  
Product type: Turrets  
Name: Remote controlled weapon station  

Customer: PM-Soldier Weapon & Rapid Equipping Force

Funding: ~$1.7M

Weapons: M240/M249 (& Future XM307/312)

Applications:

  • HMMWVs

  • Trucks

  • Emplaced Weapon Sites

  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

System Capabilities (Goals):

  • Weight: <150 lbs above the roof (incl: gun & 200 rounds)

  • Slew rates: 90 deg/sec in Azand El

  • 2-Axis Stabilization

  • Continuous 360 rotation

  • Elevation Range +45 to -15

  • Integrated Crew Station

Specifications:
Property Value
Weight (kg)
60
Elevation (degree)
45
Depression (degree)
15
Traverse arc (degree)
360
Slew rates in Azimuth (deg/sec)
90
Slew rates in Elevation (deg/sec)
90
Main weapon caliber (mm)
7.62
Ammunition of the main gun
200

Included in:
Product Amount
HMMWV (Tactical vehicle)
1

Has folowing part:
Total Amount
M240 (Machine gun)
1


   
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