The Nanuk is a
remote weapon station (RWS) used for light and medium calibre weapons which can be installed on any type of armoured vehicles or
Brown water
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Definitions
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patrol vessel.
[ It is designed by Rheinmetall Canada, in Quebec, Canada. The word ''Nanuk'' () means "polar bear" in ]Inuktitut
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.
It is considered to be a third-generation weapon station.
Design
The Nanuk is a remotely-controlled weapon station that can be integrated on various armoured vehicle platforms and used for different mission profiles. The Nanuk weapon station combines full stabilisation, long range day/night all-weather sights and a universal weapon cradle that integrates 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm weapons, and 40 mm automatic grenade launchers.[
Several weapons can be mounted to the platform, such as:
* M2 12.7 mm heavy machine gun
* M240/MAG-58 7.62 mm machine gun
* M249 (Minimi) 5.56 mm machine gun
* MG 3 7.62 mm machine gun
* MG4 5.56 mm machine gun
* MK19 40 mm grenade launcher
* ]Heckler & Koch GMG
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Design details
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40 mm grenade launcherAGM-114 Hellfire
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anti-tank guided missile
References
Remote weapon stations
Rheinmetall
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