Cadillac-Gage manufactures a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret for armored vehicles. 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.
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References
- "Cadillac Gage 1-Meter Crewed Turret". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Cadillac Gage 40mm/.50cal Turret: Simple, Accurate, Reliable". Marine Corps Gazette. 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- "Armor, Volume 87". U.S. Armor Association. 1978. p. 19.
- "Canadian tanks muscle AU forces". Sudan Tribune. 2005-11-21. Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- Paul Koring (November 15, 2005). "Armoured vehicles approved for Sudan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
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Ed Storey (2011). "The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle" (PDF). Canadian Military History.
This small turret had originally been designed for the Cadillac-Gage V-150 Armoured Car.