Engineering:Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret
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Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret, mounting a machine gun paired with an automatic grenade launcher.
Cadillac-Gage manufactures a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret for armored vehicles.[1] The turret mounts on a 1-meter turret ring. They were originally armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. By 1984 a version of the turret was introduced where one of the machine guns was replaced by a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher.[2] The gunner is surrounded by 8 large vision blocks, and has a periscope with a telescopic sight.
One variant of the Canadian AVGP mounts this turret.[3] When Canada made these older vehicle available to African Union peace-keeping forces in Sudan they had to seek permission from the United States Government in order to ship them with their turrets.[4][5]
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Cadillac Gage Commando | [6] |
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AVGP | [6] |
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AAV7A1 | [2] |
References
- ↑ "Cadillac Gage 1-Meter Crewed Turret". Canadian American Strategic Review. http://www.casr.ca/101-army-armour-1m-turret.htm.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 "Cadillac Gage 40mm/.50cal Turret: Simple, Accurate, Reliable". Marine Corps Gazette: p. 25. 1984. https://books.google.com/books?id=CmZNAQAAIAAJ&q=Cadillac-Gage+OR+%22cadillac+gage%22+%221+metre%22+OR+1+meter%22+OR+%22one+metre%22+OR+%22one+meter%22+turret&pg=RA2-PA25.
- ↑ "Armor, Volume 87". U.S. Armor Association. 1978. p. 19. https://books.google.com/books?id=IIXAUslJhpwC&q=Cadillac-Gage+OR+%22cadillac+gage%22+%221+metre%22+OR+1+meter%22+OR+%22one+metre%22+OR+%22one+meter%22+turret&pg=RA7-PA19.
- ↑ "Canadian tanks muscle AU forces". Sudan Tribune. 2005-11-21. http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=12669.
- ↑ Paul Koring (November 15, 2005). "Armoured vehicles approved for Sudan". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/armoured-vehicles-approved-for-sudan/article18253434/.
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Ed Storey (2011). "The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle". Canadian Military History. http://www.canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/9-Storey-Light-Armoured-Vehicles.pdf. "This small turret had originally been designed for the Cadillac-Gage V-150 Armoured Car."
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