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Typhoon Weapon Station

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The mounting does not penetrate the platform, making it relatively simple to fit the weapon to ships. Typhoon can use sights attached to the weapon mount or it can receive inputs from an independent Electro-Optical Detector (EOD) or Fire Control Radar (FCR). Using its own sight the Typhoon system can
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model in the 20–30 mm caliber range. Between 160 and 210 rounds are carried on the mounting, depending on the caliber. The mount can traverse 120° to either side and elevate between -12.5° and 40.5°. The weight of a complete system is between 690 and 750 kilograms (1,520 and 1,650 lb)
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Mini Typhoon is a lightweight, remote-controlled weapon station based on the Typhoon. It can be fitted with a 12.7 mm (.50) machine gun, a 7.62 mm machine gun, or a 40 mm grenade launcher, with a magazine of up to 230 rounds. The system has an accuracy rating of 0.5 mrad, weighs
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The first Typhoon, the Mk-23, was released in 1997. The weapon is mounted on a stabilized deck mounting which allows it to remain on target as the platform beneath it moves. The stabilizer has an accuracy of 0.25
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between 140 and 170 kilograms (310 and 370 lb), depending on the weapon fitted, and can be installed without structural penetration of a ship's deck. The mini Typhoon is also mounted on the
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teamed with Rafael. Following upgrades which expanded the ships it could be mounted on, improved its optics, and added a co-axial 7.62mm machine gun, it received the designation
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provide firing solutions entirely without outside assistance, allowing it to function fully independently.
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Mini-Typhoon selected by the US Navy as the Remote Operated Small Arms Mount (ROSAM), designated
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in January 2010. Note the two Mini Typhoon mounts fitted one each side of the hangar roof.
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of Israel, and it shares similar design principles and common technologies with
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Mod 2, and provided by the US-located branch of the UK-headquartered company
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without ammunition, depending on the guns and sensors mounted.
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Typhoon Mk-30c is a new variant equipped with the 30 mm
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By 2006, more than 120 Typhoon systems had been ordered.
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US Navy Tests Rafael Spike Missiles on Unmanned vessels
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Mod 2 (mounted amidships on port and starboard side)
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Index


Shaldag-class patrol boat
Israeli Navy
remote weapon station
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
Israeli Navy
Indian Navy
Philippine Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
Republic of Singapore Navy
Sri Lankan Navy
Police Coast Guard
milliradians
ATK
Oerlikon
Mauser
Giat
Protector USV
unmanned surface vehicle
Mk44 Bushmaster II

Typhoon on the front of a warship.
25mm M242 Bushmaster
HMAS Armidale

HMAS Parramatta

USS Vella Gulf

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