2A48 Cobra

2A48 Cobra is an overhead mount modular one-man turret designed by ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom design bureau. It specially designed to fit many different types of tracked and wheeled IFVs and APCs like BMP-1, BMD-1, BTR-70, BTR-80, OT-64 SKOT etc.

Description

The turret is very light as it weights 1.05 tonnes without the equipment. The equipment provided for the turret meets modern combat requirements for protection off both, the crew and the transported troops. It also allows accurate fire in all weather conditions, during both day and night conditions and while the vehicle is on the move. The turret is able to successfully operate in temperatures ranging from –30°C up to +50°C. The turret can turn through full 360° while the main gun and coaxial machine gun can be elevated or depressed between –4° and +50°.

The weapons with which the turret is armed are externally mounted. The interior of the turret provides complete electric equipment for operating the weapons, ammo magazines and a seat for the gunner. Controlling the weapons and moving the turret is accomplished by means of drive units with a manual duplicity if the electric system were to fail.

The armament consists of the 30 mm 2A42 multi-purpose autocannon and the 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun with 2-plane stabilization system. The weapons are controlled controlled through the gunner´s control panel. It is possible to integrate the ATGM or AAGM, depending on customer´s demands.

The turret is equipped with the modernized BPK-2-42 periscopic sight with a swing of the mirror from –5° up to +60°. The sighting system is equipped with a night vision device.

The turret control system enables the crew to check up functions of individual systems, aim at a target during both day and night conditions, control drive units of both traverse of the turret and elevation of the main gun, stabilize the position of the turret and the main gun, control mounted weapons and control elevation/traverse drives and weapons through emergency manual mode if the the electrical one was to fail.

The turret is equipped with turret fiber glass linings, internal overpressure and a filtro-ventilation unit as means of NBC protection. The armour plating provides a protection against bullets up to 14.5 mm caliber within frontal arc and against bullets up to 7.62 mm in caliber fired at any point on the turret. The turret is also equipped with six 81 mm 902V "Tucha" smoke grenade launchers fitted to both sides of turret providing the vehicle with the ability to lay its own smoke screen.

References

* [http://www.ztsspecial.sk/Ecobra.htm ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom]