Autoloader Development Programme for Jordan's KADDB.

FALCON 2 AUTOLOADER – KEY FEATURES

  • HIGH AMMUNITION PACKING DENSITY- 11 ROUNDS IN 1.4 METRE’S WIDTH
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE – LOAD GUN CONDUCTED IN 4.5 SECONDS
  • PROVIDES ADDITIONALLY: DOWNLOAD GUN, EJECT MISFIRE, LOAD AUTOLOADER, UNLOAD AUTOLOADER, RE-LOAD UNDER ARMOUR & AMMUNITION RECOGNITION
  • BATTERY ENABLES OPERATION IN SILENT ROUTINE
  • STRETCH POTENTIAL WITH TWO DRUMS – 17 ROUNDS IN 1.875 METRE’S WIDTH
  • INTEGRATED TRANSFER MECHANISM & RAMMER
  • SERIAL DATA LINK TO & FROM THE FIRE CONTROL CONSOLE
  • SECONDARY DISCRETE COMMANDS FROM THE GUNNER’S BATTLE PANEL
  • USE OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR & SENSOR TECHNOLOGY – INCREASES RELIABITY
  • EXTENSIVE USE OF LOW COST ‘COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF’ (COTS) COMPONENTS

    FALCON 2 AUTOLOADER – FURTHER INFORMATION

  • See Janes Article 'Jordan unveils new turret for Al Hussein main battle tank'
  • See KADDB web-page on Falcon Turret

FALCON 2 AUTOLOADER

The Falcon 2 turret in the process of integration testing at the KADDB workshop. Visible is the RUAG 120 CTG 120mm L50 smoothbore gun and the bustle housing an FHL Claverham 10-round autoloader. Attached to the outside of the bustle is an eight-round Thales AFV smoke projector.

 

 

Falcon 2 on Al Hussein (Ex-Challenger I) main battle tank

 

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Falcon 2 (topdown view)