Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret explained

Cadillac-Gage manufactures a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret for armored vehicles.[1] The turret mounts on a 1-meter turret ring.They were originally armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. By 1984 a version of the turret was introduced where one of the machine guns was replaced by a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher. The gunner is surrounded by 8 large vision blocks, and has a periscope with a telescopic sight.

One variant of the Canadian AVGP mounts this turret.When Canada made these older vehicle available to African Union peace-keeping forces in Sudan they had to seek permission from the United States Government in order to ship them with their turrets.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cadillac Gage 1-Meter Crewed Turret . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090404033958/http://www.casr.ca/101-army-armour-1m-turret.htm . 2009-04-04 . dead.
  2. Web site: Canadian tanks muscle AU forces . 2005-11-21 . 2008-12-10 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061121223625/http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=12669 . November 21, 2006 .
  3. News: Armoured vehicles approved for Sudan . November 15, 2005 . Paul Koring . . 2007-03-04 .