VAB CT-RWS

[nxdefiant001 1,397]

 

In the 1990's the French and UK governments worked together on the TRACER program to upgrade their troop transports with a common 45mm autocannon. This program consolidated into the GIAT/RO joint-venture VTA international and the with a few tweaks the CTA 40mm was born. 3 turrets were created MTIP (RO turret) and Toutatis (GIAT turret named after Celtic God, popularized in modern France by Asterix comic, also because the US programme was named ARES, after the roman god of war) both which were mounted on a Warrior chassis for trial and the CTWS, Cased Telescope Weapons Station, a remote version of the turret mounted on the VAB.

 

The CT-RWS has a CTA 40mm with Telescoped ammunition as main gun. Ammunition includes APFSDS, A3B (Anti Aerial AirBurst) and GPR-PD-T.The APFSDS is said to penetrate 170mm at point blank range. A coaxial 7.62mm si available.

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The turret itself had these specification according to the CTA International presentation of 2002 : +47°/-12° elevation for 892kg of turret

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Russian report on the turret :

 

 

 

The chassis it is mounted on is a 4x4 VAB. The 4x4 is an 11t vehicle (crew, fuel not taken into account) propelled by a D.2356 (235hp) engine and a Renault Transfluide Transmission with integrated gearbox (5 forward, 1 reverse and a 2:1 torque amplificator, virtually doubling the gears to 10F,2R). The weight of a full vehicle with fuel, turret, ammunition and crew around 14t, giving it a honorable 16 hp/t to push it to its  maximum speed of 92 km/h. It has been in service within the french army for over 40 years.

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Sources :

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Think Defence UK (turret + history)

 

Nexter ammunition catalogue

 

CTA international information 2002

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international Defence Review 1980 / 5 (chassis)

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[ItssLuBu 1,803]

Approved and open for discussion. 

[_3N1c 17]

i think this would fit in great, it would have a similar playstyle as the ratel 90 or ebr, love it. if only war thunder would add more French vehicles...

[Milocat 4,857]

+1, would be a great autocannon vehicle for France.

[lynxman874894 5]

+1. I want this thing.

[DMYEugen 688]

+1 Every nation should get their autocannon carriers now that their a proven vehicle type.

[LeGrandSarrazin 753]

+1,000,000!!!

For a quick review of the gun system:

 

[Sternjaeger84 1,076]

+1

[Unl3ashed20 131]

Definitely +1 we need autocannons for France

[Kasukaru 2,164]

+1 that thing looks sick!

[tso_ost 69]

+1, it look so good !

[T_rexflameche 110]

+1 France deseperately needs more auto-canons, and even more if they have airbust. Also, the 6x6 VAB looks so sexy, gib me my dream mars rover .

(Wich makes me think; at the end of your suggestion you wrote :

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The chassis it is mounted on is a 4x4 VAB. The 4x4 is an 11t vehicle (crew, fuel not taken into account) propelled by a D.2356 (235hp) engine and a Renault Transfluide Transmission with integrated gearbox (5 forward, 1 reverse and a 2:1 torque amplificator, virtually doubling the gears to 10F,2R). The weight of a full vehicle with fuel, turret, ammunition and crew around 14t, giving it a honorable 16 hp/t to push it to its  maximum speed of 92 km/h. It has been in service within the french army for over 40 years.

but you posted a picture of the 6x6 VAB... Was it a typo or is there something I'm missing ?

[nxdefiant001 1,397]

On 22/02/2023 at 19:35, T_rexflameche said:

+1 France deseperately needs more auto-canons, and even more if they have airbust. Also, the 6x6 VAB looks so sexy, gib me my dream mars rover .

(Wich makes me think; at the end of your suggestion you wrote :

but you posted a picture of the 6x6 VAB... Was it a typo or is there something I'm missing ?

 I copy pasted some parts of my own suggestions using the same chassis

[T_rexflameche 110]

On 23/02/2023 at 20:02, nxdefiant001 said:

 I copy pasted some parts of my own suggestions using the same chassis

Oh, so that was a typo; great news

[Hartsy1 32]

If Russia get the 2s38 premium its only fair France gets this too.