Development/Description This lightweight long recoil 105 mm rifled gun system has been designed by Giat Industries as a private venture for installation in light tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles with a combat weight of 15 tonnes upwards. It can fire the standard 105 mm types of ammunition that are fired by the heavier AMX-30, M60, Leopard 1 and M1 Abrams MBTs. For trials purposes this has been fitted on a wide range of tracked and wheeled armoured vehicles but as of mid-1999, no production orders had been placed for this turret system. The 105 mm 105 G2 has been installed in the private venture Giat Industries TML three-man turret. The ordnance is fitted with a thermal sleeve, fume extractor and a single-baffle muzzle brake. Status Production as required. Installed on AMX-10RC (6x6) (trials only), VEXTRA (TML 105 turret), Piranha (TML 105 turret), CV 90105 (TML 105 turret) and in future BMP-2.
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Specifications |
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Property |
Value |
| Main weapon caliber (mm) |
105 |
| Length (mm) |
6630 |
| Barrel length (calibres) |
50 |
| Recoil stroke (mm) |
600 |
| Weight (kg) |
1510 |
| Recoiling mass (kg) |
1080 |
| Recoil force (kg) |
21400 |
| Firing range (m) |
3500 |
| Muzzle velocity (m/s) |
1495 |
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