Otokar Kale

Otokar Kale
Type MRAP
Place of origin Turkey
Production history
Designer Otokar
Manufacturer Otokar
Specifications
Weight 16000kg
Length 6.9 m
Width 2.57 m
Height 2.74 m
Crew 3
Passengers 13
Engine 8.9 L 6 Cylinder
296 HP
Transmission 7 Speed automatic
Speed 100 km/h

Otokar KALE (Turkish for "Castle") is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Personnel Carrier.[1]

It is manufactured by Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş. (simply Otokar),a Turkish military vehicles manufacturer headquartered in headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey.

It was first unveiled in 2014[2]

Design

Kale provides enhanced mine and ballistic protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), as well as small arms fire and shell splinters.[2] The independent suspension system ensuring superior mobility in a wide range of demanding terrains under diverse climatic conditions. Kale carries up to thirteen people in addition to the driver, commander and gunner.[1]

Kale can be fitted with a protected weapon station (PWS) or RWS armed with a 7.62mm or .50in machine gun, plus banks of 76mm grenade launchers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Otokar".
  2. 1 2 3 "Armed against the threat of explosives [ID14D2] | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.


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