Thursday, December 04, 2008

Shkval

KBA-105 Shkval

Origin
Ukraine

Applications
BTR-3U
BTR-4

Guided Missiles:
9K113 Konkurs (2)
Red Arrow (2)

Guns & Missile Launchers:
AGS-17

Description: The Shkval is an integrated, modular weapon station intended for application on a wide range of armored vehicles. It was developed by the State Scientific Technical Centre of Artillery & Rifle Arms of Ukraine. The Shkval turret includes KBA-2/ZTM-1 30mm cannon, KT-7.62 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, AGS-17 30mm automatic grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile launchers. Optionally its modular design allows replacement of guns, grenade launchers and missiles by others that better suit the customer's requirements. This weapon station has been designed for operation by a single person.

The rotating Shkval weapon station carries 350 30mm rounds, 2,500 7.62mm rounds and 29 ready-to-fire grounds for the 30mm grenade launcher with an 89 additional rounds in reserve. The weapon station also carries two side-mounted wire-guided Red Arrow 8 (HJ-8) or Konkurs anti-tank missiles. The module is fitted with an stabilized fire control system with an operating range of 4,000 or 700 meters at daylight or night respectively. as well as six (3+3) 81mm smoke/aerosol grenade launchers.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 1

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Operators

see operators map

Azerbaijan

Burma

Nigeria

United Arab Emirates

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Shkval

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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