Rheinmetall's newly developed remotely controlled Oerlikon Searanger 20 weapon station and insensitive SAPPIE-T 20mm ammunition are both are on show on stand S7-110.
The remotely controlled Searanger 20 can be mounted on any boat or ship, serving for example as main armament on patrol boats or secondary armament on surface combatants. Fully stabilised, this 20mm medium calibre system combines a high rate of fire with excellent accuracy. It can operate in single shot, burst or rapid single shot mode, which makes it especially well suited for engaging swarms of individual targets at distances of up to 2,000m around the ship. The Searanger 20 is remotely controlled from an operator console, significantly enhancing the safety of the crew. Its sensor unit features state-of-the-art electro-optical sensors for day-night surveillance and an integrated video tracking function. Furthermore, stabilisation and the ballistic programmes in the fire control unit enable effective engagement of targets from a moving ship platform.
Rheinmetall’s newly developed 20mm SAPPIE-T (20x128mm) ammunition is the ideal match for the Searanger 20. SAPPIE-T (semi-armour piercing pyrotechnically induced effect and tracer) combines armour-piercing characteristics with a cascading pyrotechnic impact inside the target, yet contains neither explosives nor fuse. It lends itself extremely well to combatting targets in a maritime environment, and is also safe and easy to transport and store (UN Classification 1.4 C).
The remotely controlled Searanger 20 can be mounted on any boat or ship, serving for example as main armament on patrol boats or secondary armament on surface combatants. Fully stabilised, this 20mm medium calibre system combines a high rate of fire with excellent accuracy. It can operate in single shot, burst or rapid single shot mode, which makes it especially well suited for engaging swarms of individual targets at distances of up to 2,000m around the ship. The Searanger 20 is remotely controlled from an operator console, significantly enhancing the safety of the crew. Its sensor unit features state-of-the-art electro-optical sensors for day-night surveillance and an integrated video tracking function. Furthermore, stabilisation and the ballistic programmes in the fire control unit enable effective engagement of targets from a moving ship platform.
Rheinmetall’s newly developed 20mm SAPPIE-T (20x128mm) ammunition is the ideal match for the Searanger 20. SAPPIE-T (semi-armour piercing pyrotechnically induced effect and tracer) combines armour-piercing characteristics with a cascading pyrotechnic impact inside the target, yet contains neither explosives nor fuse. It lends itself extremely well to combatting targets in a maritime environment, and is also safe and easy to transport and store (UN Classification 1.4 C).