Engineering:NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station

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NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station
System carried on Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) vessel Anping-class offshore patrol vessel
TypeRemote controlled weapon station
Place of origin Taiwan
Service history
In servicesince 2020
Used byFile:Flag of the Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China.svg Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan)
Production history
DesignerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
ManufacturerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
Specifications
Mass1,500 kilograms[1]
ShellHydra 70[1]
Shell weight2.4 kilograms[1]
Calibre2.75 inch[1]
Barrels7 cell / tube[1]
Elevation-15~50 degrees[1]
Traverse330 degrees[1]
Effective firing range5,000 meters[2]
Maximum firing range10,000 meters[2]

NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station is a Taiwanese remote weapon station made by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to launch Mk66 2.75inch rockets. The system is able to use multiple types of fuzing techniques to cope with the needs of the user in both military and policing scenarios.[3]

History

During the development stage, the team of engineers at NCSIST highly utilized experience gained during the previous developments of the Kestrel ATM and XTR-101/102 systems. The team first displayed a system called "Coastal Defense Rocket Artillery System" with 12 7-cell pods at TADTE (Taipei Aerospace and Defense Exhibition) 2015, but didn't receive any orders or much interest from the ROC Army.[4] The system than was set aside until the CGA established "Plan of Procuring CG Vessels (2018 to 2027)", which gave the team an opportunity to persuade the system for CG usage. Due to the high need of 40mm guns (namely the Bofors 40mm), there were no excess guns available for the CGA. Therefore, the CGA turned to a modified version of the artillery system prototype with 6 pods instead of the original 12 for use on Anping-class OPVs and Chiayi-class OPVs.[5]

Design and development

The shipborne version debuted at the commission ceremony of the ROC Coast Guard 600 ton OPV, where it was given the name "鎮海火箭彈系統" (in traditional Chinese form). Due to the low need of massive fire projection, the Coast Guard version is solely armed with 6 launch pods, each featuring 7 rockets. The warheads are then derived into "high explosive", "anti-armor", and "area destruction", along a later version of "lighting (flares)" for SAR missions. The "Lighting" version can last for more than five minutes to support continuous operations at night.[3]

During the first batch of the RWS, the system experienced issues on low operable elevation due to the overall height of the system. Later on, starting from the forth delivery of the Anping-class OPVs, the team developed a new version featuring an integrated cupola and elevated pedestal, which expanded the possible operating scenarios and elevation.[6]

  • 2015 display of its predecessor, the coastal defense rocket artillery system, at TADTE 2015
    2015 display of its predecessor, the coastal defense rocket artillery system, at TADTE 2015
  • back look of the coastal defense rocket artillery system
    back look of the coastal defense rocket artillery system
  • the NCSIST  2.75in rockets remote weapon station on Anping-class offshore patrol vessel CG-601
    the NCSIST  2.75in rockets remote weapon station on Anping-class offshore patrol vessel CG-601
  • side look of the system
    side look of the system
  • NCSIST  2.75in rockets remote weapon station launching Mk66 on CG-602

See also

  • Defense industry of Taiwan
  • Kung Feng multiple launch rocket system
  • XTR-101/102

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "灘岸防禦火箭彈系統影片". NCSIST. 2015-08-12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWD_Ynsp5Fg. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "國防MIT》「鎮海」火箭彈有效射程5千公尺可集火射擊 蔡總統頻點頭". 自由時報. 2020-12-12. https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3379143. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 朱明 (2021-01-28). "8枚鎮海火箭彈+156枚遙控20機砲全中靶區 海巡安平艦通過中科院驗收". Up Media. https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?Type=1&SerialNo=105607. 
  4. ↑ "MIT灘岸防禦火箭系統新登場！ 網友：好像鋼彈裝備". ETtoday新聞雲. 2015-08-14. https://www.ettoday.net/news/20150814/549675.htm. 
  5. ↑ 朱明 (2018-05-27). "海巡新艦火力曝光 擬配置20遙控槍塔與2.75火箭砲塔". Up Media. https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?Type=1&SerialNo=41654. 
  6. ↑ 洪哲政 (2022-03-16). "獨／揚棄「天燈」底座 海巡鎮海火箭彈二代新構型曝光". UDN. https://udn.com/news/story/10930/6168396. 

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