KNDS RapidFire Naval 40 mm Remote Weapon System RWS Thales

Surface Vessel Weapon System
KNDS RapidFire Naval
40 mm Remote Controlled, Stabilized Naval Weapon System

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The KNDS/Thales RapidFire Naval

... is a remote weapon system based on the 40CTC (40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon).

Designed to counter massive attacks performed with simultaneous heterogeneous air and ground threats:
Air targets: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), loitering munitions, helicopters, Fighters Ground Attack (FGA), cruise missiles, RAM, etc.
Surface targets: Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), Fast Patrol Boats (FPB), Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC), sea-skimming missiles, etc.

The system consists of:
unmanned, remote controlled turret
including gyro-stabilised 40 mm CTAS (Cased Telescoped Armament System)

optronic Fire-Control System / FCS (infrared, daylight and laser range finder)

operator firing console

Effective range: 4,000 meters (2.16 NMI / 13,000 ft)
Firing rate: up to 200 rounds/min
Ammunition storage: 70 ready rounds in the turret (volume for up to 140 ready rounds)

40 mm telescoped, selectable, ammunition:
Anti-Aerial Air Burst (A3B)
The A3B rounds releases 660 grams (23 oz) of tungsten pellets that form a cloud of sub-projectiles in front of a target. The suggested method for aerial engagements is to fire at 80 rounds per minute, shooting a 4-round burst at 4,000 m (13,000 ft), then waiting a few seconds for damage assessment before firing another burst.
High-Explosive Point Detonating (HE PD)
High-Explosive Air Burst (HE AB)
Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (APFSDS)
Target Practice (TP)

In service:
French Navy - future Prevaux class Offshore Patrol Vessel / Patrouilleur Hauturier (PH)

KNDS/Thales RapidFire Land:
Is the land-based variant of the RapidFire and is meant for integration on military vehicles.
Rate of fire is 200 rpm with a range against aerial and surface targets of 4,000 and 2,500 metres (13,100 and 8,200 ft).
The truck-based RapidFire can be mounted on a 6×6 and 8×8 chassis.

sources: KNDS, Thales +

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Optronic Fire-Control System (FCS)

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Optronic Fire-Control System (FCS)

RapidFire Land

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