Otokar Kale
Light tactical military vehicle
Maximum speed Otokar KALE (Turkish for "Fortress") is a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Personnel Carrier.[1]
It is manufactured by Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş. (simply Otokar),a Turkish military vehicles manufacturer headquartered in headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey.
It was first unveiled in 2014[2]
Design
Kale provides enhanced mine and ballistic protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), as well as small arms fire and shell splinters.[2] The independent suspension system ensuring superior mobility in a wide range of demanding terrains under diverse climatic conditions. Kale carries up to thirteen people in addition to the driver, commander and gunner.[1]
Kale can be fitted with a protected weapon station (PWS) or RWS armed with a 7.62mm or .50in machine gun, plus banks of 76mm grenade launchers.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Otokar".
- ^ a b c "Armed against the threat of explosives [ID14D2] | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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