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Another feature designed for the Merkava
Mk 4 is a new turret mounted weapon station, controlled by the
crew from within the fighting compartment. The IDF is testing
several weapon stations, developed by RAFAEL, IMI and Elbit
Systems. Elbit is proposing this weapon station for lightweight
patrol vehicles, such as the
up- armored Humvee. Elbit and RAFAEL
have also developed new overhead weapon stations, designed for APCs and wheeled fighting vehicles (such as the Stryker). Both
systems use an elevated system design, mounting the ATK Mk44
automatic 30 mm gun, operated via remote control from within the
fighting compartment. The RAFAEL system is designated RCWS-30
while Elbit's entry is designated ORCWS-25-30.
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