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Brazilian Army has the unmanned turret UT30BR
On October 11 the Brazilian Army has officially your average armored personnel carrier on wheels (VBTP / R) Guarani, equipped with unmanned turret 30mm UT30BR, AEL Sistemas manufacturing. The event was held at the Centre for Reviews of Army in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), and was attended by the Defence Minister, Celso Amorim, the army commander, General Enzo Peri, and observers of the Argentinian Army.
With the increase of military operations in urban areas and increased participation in peacekeeping missions of the United Nations, armies of many countries have faced difficulties in the use of armored vehicles in these areas. In conflicts in Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti, we could identify that the gunners who were on military vehicles and their crews could be easy targets for snipers hidden on slabs and buildings. Likewise, the use of regular forces and armored operation in those places, where there is usually a strong presence of civilians and noncombatants, made the rules of engagement become increasingly stringent, in order to minimize the collateral damage of operations of war.
The need for target identification and engagement of its controlled bursts to avoid a confined area, it was like the others, the reasons for the development of expert systems, which increase the accuracy and firepower of the vehicles, ballistic protection to ensure their operators while decreasing unwanted damage in these situations.
To be prepared for future operations shielded in such conditions, the Brazilian Army has selected and contracted UT30BR to equip their new vehicle Guarani produced by IVECO. The module is an observation of the shooter two-axis stabilized system which basically consists of a camera-type color CCD day vision, night vision camera thermal imaging infrared (IRT) and laser range finder (LRF). This unmanned turret system is manufactured by Brazilian company AEL Sistemas and is the first of this kind in operation in Latin America.
The station commander is a system overview n x 360�, protected by armor, stabilized in two axes, containing a vision camera daylight type color CCD, a night vision camera thermal imaging infrared (IRT), which operates independently of the movement the tower. The system allows the commander has full capacity to take control, overlapping the shooter. The two systems UT30BR includes automatic tracking of targets, one for the commander and the other for the shooter, a system providing "state of the art" in terms of operational capabilities and decision-making.
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The armament of UT30BR consists of a 30mm cannon and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. The main gun is a Bushmaster ATK Mk.44, self-loading, and the possibility of single shot, bursts of automatic or five shots. The coaxial machine gun, certified according to NATO standard specifications, is a 7.62mm weapon to the left of the cannon mounted on a repair adjustable.
The magazine of ammunition from the cannon comes prepared with 200 bullets, armored divided into two compartments (one 150 and another of 50). The ammunition for the gun, ready to use, is stored in a shielded and detachable magazine with capacity for 690 bullets. The UT30 vision system includes an electro-optical day / night, stabilized in two axes and pan to the commander and a vision system for electro-optical day / night for the gunman, stabilized in two axes, with integrated laser rangefinder, ballistic computer, operating capacity hunter-killer and automatic tracking of targets - ATT (Automatic Target Tracking) system to detect incidence of laser ELAWS-45, and type LCD color monitors militarized, multifunction knobs and push buttons. It is a fire control system complete, stabilized in two axes, for the electrically controlled movements of elevation and rotation (azimuth).
The UT30 allows the shooter and / or master (only one crew member is required to operate UT30BR) control, remotely, the weapon system from inside the vehicle and acquire ground targets and / or targets at high altitudes with the vehicle stationary or moving during the day or night in any weather conditions, and short or long distances. The tower can be controlled in turn by nx360� (unlimited number of turns) and elevation of - 15� to +60�. The fire control has a dual system of automatic tracking of targets, in order to improve the hit probability and acquisition process.
The protection of STANAG 4569 UT30, Level 2, provides mechanical protection and ballistics of all the subsystems of the tower. Introduces basic armor protection with 7.62 x51mm AP shots at a distance of 30 meters, 360� azimuth and 0� to 30� in elevation, for all subsystems of the tower (optical instruments, safe ammo, etc. ). The tower can be placed in a position retractable, which reduces the total height of VBTP, facilitating air, land and sea. The height of the tower relative to the platform, retractable position, is 655mm.
The UT30BR may have provisions for system integration and installation of anti-tank guided missile ATGM (Anti Tank Guided Missile), equipped with laser designator and integrated system of observation of the shooter, laser rangefinder integrated with panoramic observation system of the commander station, remote control (total control of the tower, including movement and shot) to operate within or outside the VBTP. The interface with the platform of the vehicle will be designed to optimize the angle of depression of fire.
Written by Konrad Kaiser