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Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station

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The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station, known in Hebrew as Katlanit, meaning lethal, is an Israeli remote weapon system built by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems that allows a gun or launcher to be aimed and fired by a remote or automatic control unit rather than an exposed gunner. It is produced in three sizes, the 60 to 75 kilogram Samson Jr for 5.56mm and 7.62mm weapons, the 140 to 160 kilogram Mini Samson for 12.7mm guns and 40mm grenade launchers, and the roughly 1.5 tonne standard Samson for weapons in the 20mm to 40mm range, with some configurations able to fire anti tank missiles as well. The system has been fitted to vehicles, pillboxes and automated sentry towers, including a variant called Roeh Yoreh, meaning sees and fires, that lets an operator engage targets from a rear base. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
30mm 1
Caliber
40mm 1
Caliber
20mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Weapon Class
Remote weapon station 1
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Operated By

Israeli Defense Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
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Manufactured By

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Lead and body text
    Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from 20-40 mm (0.79-1.57 in), weighing 1.5 tonnes (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons), similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  • Lead and body text (30mm)
    For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm autocannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured, high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck.
  • Caliber attribute (samson-remote-controlled-weapon-station)
    It is produced in three sizes, the 60 to 75 kilogram Samson Jr for 5.56mm and 7.62mm weapons, the 140 to 160 kilogram Mini Samson for 12.7mm guns and 40mm grenade launchers, and the roughly 1.5 tonne standard Samson for weapons in the 20mm to 40mm range, with some configurations able to fire anti tank missiles as well.
  • Lead section
    Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns, as well as 40 mm grenade launcher, weighing 140-160 kg (310-350 lb), similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  • Operated By: Israeli Defense Forces, Users section
    Israel: IDF Namer, some IDF Achzarit, some HMMWV
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Users section
    United States: Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon
  • In Group: Remote Weapon Stations, Lead sentence
    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.
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Wikidata: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
Wikidata Q932866, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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