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The 40CTC (40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon) is a 40 mm autocannon and the central component of the Franco-British 40CTAS (40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System) developed by CTA International. It is designed to fire 40mm telescoped ammunition. [2]
Telescoped ammunition for the 40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) by CTA International (right) 4.73×33mm telescoped and caseless ammunition for the Heckler & Koch G11, with .223 Remington cased ammunition for comparison. Telescoped ammunition is an ammunition design in which the projectile is partially or completely enveloped by the ...
CTAI is based in Bourges, France, and has been established to develop and manufacture case telescoped weapons and ammunition. The company name is an acronym for Case Telescoped Ammunition. [ 1 ] Its main product is the 40CTAS for armoured fighting vehicles such as armoured reconnaissance vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles .
The Jaguar's 40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon (40CTC) A combat vehicle first and foremost, the Jaguar integrates three types of armament; firstly, the two-man stabilized 40CTAS (40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System) turret developed by CTA International, with its 40 mm autocannon (the 40CTC) and Ammunition Handling System (AHS).
F8 Mount, telescope, M1 (for 37mm gun carriage, M1); Telescope, M2 (for 37mm gun carriage, M1) – Parts and equipment F9 Telescope B.C. M1915, and M1915A1 F10 bore sight, (small arms, and field artillery)
Ajax is the first British vehicle to be fitted with the Case Telescoped 40mm Cannon. [162] To be increased to 589 vehicles by 2029. [163] Boxer Germany: Armoured personnel carrier: 2 [164] (623 by 2032) Boxer is the new British Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV), an eight-by-eight-wheeled, all-terrain, armoured transport vehicle.
Nexter has a joint venture CTA International with BAE Systems to develop and manufacture case telescoped weapon systems and ammunition of 40 mm calibre. [citation needed] [when?] Nexter continues to produce several former GIAT small arms, cannon, and anti-armour weapons.
The gunners simply kept the gun loaded, while the three aimers simply had to point the Predictor, mounted on a large tripod, at the target. The Kerrison predictor did not calculate fuse settings, as the shells fired by the 40 mm Bofors gun, with which it was designed to work, were contact-fused. [4]