Weapon mounts on vehicles and ships that the crew aims and fires from inside under armor, including the American CROWS, the Kongsberg Protector, the Israeli Samson and the Saab Trackfire. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a remote weapon station or remotely controlled weapon station. It excludes manually operated turrets. These stations let a crew keep the machine gun or grenade launcher mounted outside the vehicle while staying protected inside, and they have become standard on armored vehicles of many modern armies.
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Wikipedia: CROWS
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The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the U.S. military on its armored vehicles and ships.
Wikipedia: Protector RWS
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The Protector RWS is a remotely controlled weapons station (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms.
Wikipedia: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
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The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal") is a remote weapon system (RWS) that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm .50 BMG machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods.
Wikipedia: Saab Trackfire
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The Saab Trackfire is a remote weapon station, i.e. a remotely operated weapon system that can be fitted with either medium or light caliber weapons.
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