Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret, mounting a machine gun paired with an automatic grenade launcher.

Cadillac-Gage manufactures a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret for armored vehicles.[1] The turret mounts on a 1-meter turret ring. They were originally armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. By 1984 a version of the turret was introduced where one of the machine guns was replaced by a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher.[2] The gunner is surrounded by 8 large vision blocks, and has a periscope with a telescopic sight.

One variant of the Canadian AVGP mounts this turret.[3] When Canada made these older vehicle available to African Union peace-keeping forces in Sudan they had to seek permission from the United States Government in order to ship them with their turrets.[4][5]

vehicles that have been equipped with the turret include:
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Cadillac Gage Commando[6]
AVGP[6]
AAV7A1[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cadillac Gage 1-Meter Crewed Turret". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.
  2. 1 2 "Cadillac Gage 40mm/.50cal Turret: Simple, Accurate, Reliable". Marine Corps Gazette. 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Armor, Volume 87". U.S. Armor Association. 1978. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "Canadian tanks muscle AU forces". Sudan Tribune. 2005-11-21. Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  5. ↑ Paul Koring (November 15, 2005). "Armoured vehicles approved for Sudan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  6. 1 2 Ed Storey (2011). "The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle" (PDF). Canadian Military History. This small turret had originally been designed for the Cadillac-Gage V-150 Armoured Car.
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