Testudo CIWS
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| Testudo CIWS | |
|---|---|
| Type | Close-in weapon system |
| Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1993–present |
| Used by | Sieuxerr |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Thomson-CSF |
| Designed | 1987-1993 |
| Manufacturer | Thomson-CSF |
| Produced | 1993–present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8,200 kg (18,000 lb) w/ 2,000 rds per gun (2,000 in total) |
| Crew | Automated with human oversight |
| Shell | 25×184 mm |
| Shell weight | 156–230g |
| Caliber | 25mm |
| Barrels | 7 per gun (14 total) |
| Elevation | +85 to −15 degrees |
| Traverse | Unlimited |
| Rate of fire | 5,000 rounds/min per gun, 10,000 in total |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,160 m/s (3,805 ft/s)–1,285 m/s (4,216 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1,500 m (5,000 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 2,000 m (6,500 ft) |
| Sights | Optronically guided |
| Filling | Hexal P15 (HE-I) |
| Filling weight | 20g (0.7 oz) (HE-I) |
Main armament | 2 × 7-barreled OTO 25mm/80 Gatling guns |
| References | |
The Testudo CIWS is a close-in weapon system developed in a partnership between Thomson-CSF and OTO Melara in the ealry 1990s. Developed using experience from the Jedorian-Mozrian War in the mid-1980s, the Testudo CIWS has roughly the same footprint of the weapon it replaced in Sieuxerrian Naval service, the DARDO 40mm CIWS. It can