This is a list of Turrets and Mounted Weaponry that was originally on the weapons and gear page
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M-2 .50 Cal Browning Heavy Machinegun:

This machine gun has been in use since WW1, and they are still used today by all five branches of the United States Armed Forces, the US's allies, and is cloned by just about every country capable of producing their own weapons, or was instrumental in the development of the weapons of those countries. They can be mounted on light attack vehicles like Jeeps and Utes quite easily, but are extremely heavy; They must be broken down into mount, breach, barrel, and ammo for hand carry (though are relatively light in terms of vehicle mounted weapons). The ammunition is available at specialty firearms stores. These guns are actually very accurate. In fact, during Viet Nam they were used to take out targets as far as 1,000 meters away. A box magazine is available, and this particular firearm can be purchased in Australia. Unfortunately, the ammo is quite heavy and expensive, which means you need to get hold of enough ammo early on. A big problem with fully automatic guns like the M-2 is that inexperienced users freak out and hold down the trigger, burning through the ammo very quickly. Fully automatic guns need to be fired in bursts, for the most accuracy. Additionally, the barrels can wear out completely, even catastrophically, very quickly on a continuous (200 round) burst, causing barrel breach and injury or death to the gunner. Most firing with this gun is done by firing in the direction of the target, seeing where the bullets land, and re-adjusting your aim. That's why this gun is a bit of an ammo waster, so it's most effective taking out one baddie at a time. They can also be used as two-man, crew served weap.
For more information on Ma Duece, see M-2 HEAVY MACHINEGUN PAGE.
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M-134 Rotatry Cannon:
This gun is used on tanks and helicopters, and is very effective against other vehicles, and hordes of zombies. IT burns through ammunition, and needs external power to spin the mechanism. But, if you manage to get lots of it, this gun can absolutely ruin other vehicles (eg. Hostile survivors, bandits), and it can eliminate hordes of zombies in 'one fell swoop', literally.
One of these, secured to a Ford F150, pick-up truck, or Aussie ute, would be the ultimate attack vehicle. Other smaller vehicles would need to be stripped before it could take one of these on it, but Holden Utes (the 2005+ models) could take this weight very easily.
It'd also be an awesome base defense gun, and if for some reason you have hostile planes above, a short burst from the Minigun would put their feet firmly on the ground. Very firmly.

Caliber:	7.62MM NATO
Number of Barrels:	6
Rate of Fire:	4,000-6,00 per minute
Weight (gun):	41.4 lbs (18.8kg)
Length:	2.6 feet (0.8m)
Recoil Force:	279 lbs (120 kg)

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MK-19 Grenade Launcher:
Unobtainable by general civilian masses. Commonly used on riverine assault boats and gun trucks in the US military. Somewhere in between a mortar and a machine gun the Mk. 19 has a max range of 2200 meters, each individual HEDP (High Explosive Dual Purpose) round has a fragmentation kill zone of 5 meters (15 meter injury radius) and can penetrate two inches of steel armor plating. This would destroy zombies on impact and put many down on the ground in the immediate area. While not all are killed, it would definitely turn them into manageable pieces. Obvious downsides are low availability of ammo, discretion has to be used when firing (fratricide or suicide are no-nos), very heavy (121lbs w/tripod) and lastly it can only be fired from a tripod, or mounted on a vehicle. On the same token, a MK 19 Grenade Launcher mounted on a vehicle like a ute or Ford F150 would be highly effective, allowing you to not only stop, mortar, and move again, but to fire while moving, which would be invaluable when dealing with other vehicles, if you can aim well enough. They can also be used as two-man, crew served weaps.
Note: The Mk-19 was actually devloped by a USCG Warrant Officer.
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Application:
Like current use for artillery (of any sort), post-infectious outbreak arty isn’t so much for killing skin jobs outright, as thinning massed formations of skin jobs into smaller “pockets” which are far more easily dispatched with more conventional weapons.
That should not be interpreted as an inability to kill them; A single shell of, say, Flak 38/39 landing ON a skin job will, most assuredly, make it a big pile of meaty goo over about a 150 foot area; Other skin jobs in that area will be blown to pieces as well, and even to three or four TIMES that area, many will be injured and unable to move, or move as easily, making them easier to kill when you do get there.
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Heavy Artillery:
The Flak 88 from WWII, and similar stationary artillery, has limited use against skin jobs. Humans, vulnerable to shrapnel and explosions, would be pulverized by an artillery barrage. High explosive shells could destroy fortifications and pound armor. However, agianst skin jobs artillery would likely be of limited use unless carefully planned, and speciofically targetting high-concentraion with vvery-high explosives. When skin jobs are in mobs, one of the few situations where artillery would be an option, the few actually hit by artillery will likely only result in varying degrees of disabling injuries, and few dead bodies. Large artillery almost always needs a crew of several people, in addition to actual combat troops protecting them. Artillery needs vehicles to transport the gun and ammunition, and typically a large number of guns to be effective. Though far from perfect, it can be a useful complement to a larger concern.











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MB 120mm M95 (Mortar):
A mortar is basically a hollow tube with a firing pin at the bottom. Its designed to allowed infantry to provide their own artillery support while retaining their mobility. essentially, it launches hand grenade sized explosives over a moderately long distance. While reasonably accurate, and far more mobile then its larger counterparts, the mortar is still not very effective against zombies. Mortars can be made very easily, being very simple. No matter what you do, never try that cute trick in Saving Private Ryan where you ram the mortar round base; it'll set off the round in your hand, blowing it out of your grip to land who knows where.














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M-240 Hammer:
Hammer is intended for rapid deployment on lightweight EOD and tactical robots such as iRobot's PackBot tactical mobile robot. The Hammer system may also be deployed on unmanned aerial vehicles, larger tactical robots, manned vehicles, and fixed installations. It consists of two AA-12 Shotguns mounted to a remotely controlled turret, which can be mounted on a vehicle or even as a fixed position weapons system ( seen here is from behind.)






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Samsung Robotic Sentry Gun:
This is the next generation of defense systems and just made for Z-Day, in 2006 Samsung announced a $200,000, all weather, 5.56mm robotic machine gun for border guarding purposes at the DMZ to North Korea. Equipped with IR and visible light cameras, it is capable of tracking multiple moving targets and is able to be under the control of a human operator.The Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot is able to identify and shoot a target from over 2 miles away. Twin optical and infrared sensors to identify targets from 2.5 miles in daylight and around half that distance at night. It is also equipped with communication equipment (a microphone and speakers),so that passwords can be exchanged with human troops. If the person gives the wrong password, the robot cansound an alarm or fire at the target using rubber bullets or a swivel-mounted K-3 machine gun. South Korea's 3,500 soldiers in Iraq arecurrently using robot sentries to guard home bases. I don't know who good this thing is with head-shots, but I've just seen the promovideo for this baby and it has hitten the bulls-eye with such an accuracy, that I don't think it would miss a zack's head.
Samsung makes very good hardware, and the video demonstrates its ability and it appears to be accurate as most marksmen against a non moving target, there are no demonstrations of it going up against moving targets.
What does amaze me though is the ridiculously low price of this system. Can you imagine an American Product of this category? The Phlanax CIWS is an automated anti-missle gun. But its job is a tad easier, because of missle's dead-giveaway rocket drive system, and cruise missles tend to be quite a bit larger than your average person. Larger than your average jet-liner (well, some cruise missles). But the Phlanax CIWS happens to cost 3.8 MILLION USD, per unit. Although gattling guns tend to cost 12 times more than standard weaponry used in the Samsung sentry gun, most of the Phlanax system costs are the radar and electronics Although it doesnt quite have 2 MOA, it comes close from the video. If you happen to be stinkin rich, and slightly low on large amounts of trained professionals to man your fortress, you can have a few of these systems, or even better, some of these systems but upgunned with RPG-29s (will penetrate even Modern Main Battle Tank hulls, due to tandem warheads) to knock out bandits who happened to acquire. Bradley IFVs or other armored fighting vehicles. In any other case, buy samsung electronics anyways. Its pretty good and comes at a decent price.
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M101 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS):
The XM101 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) addresses the modernization of existing small arms weapons systems by providing for the engineering and manufacturing development of a remote mounting system for heavy and medium machine guns. The system integrates the MK19 Grenade Machine Gun, M2 Machine Gun, M240B Medium Machine Gun, and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). PM Soldier Weapons has near term plans to begin integration of their advanced Crew Served Weapons family, including the XM307 and XM312. The weapons operate off of a larger ammunition supply than that of the standard crew-served weapons. With larger combat loads, the weapon is reloaded less, keeping the crew inside the vehicle.
The CROWS provides the capability to remotely operate crew served weapons, improve system accuracy and operational response time by integrating state of the art drives, controls and sensors. The CROWS will also provide a baseline for a common armament platform for insertion across a variety of vehicles to reduce life cycle cost. The system will be modular and have an open architecture to permit further improvements. The system will improve aiming accuracy and maximize probability of hit against a wide variety of targets. The funded effort will provide pre-production prototype systems for the Armored Security Vehicle, Up-Armored HMMWV and Future Combat Systems (FCS) in accordance with the Current to Future transition path of the Army’s Transformation Campaign Plan (TCP).
CROWS is mounted on High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) enables gunners to accurately engage targets viewed on a computer screen from the safety of their vehicle. CROWS allows Soldiers to operate successfully from within the safety of the Humvee’s armor, without being exposed to the threat of improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire. The improved stable platform will support most crew-served weapons and contains a sensor suite and fire control software that allows on-the-move target acquisition and first-burst target engagement. CROWS can traverse 360 degrees and go 60 degrees up and 20 degrees down. The technology used on the CROWS is a variation of the remote-controlled crew-served weapons system already used on combat vehicles like the Bradley fighting vehicle and the M-1A1 Abrams tank.
The nearly $200,000 system is designed to replace the turret gunner on Humvees to improve combat effectiveness. The system incorporates a 15-inch color monitor with live video from cameras in the daytime and thermal imaging cameras in darkness. Both cameras use a laser range finder, which allows the gunner to zoom on targets, lock onto them and maintain that lock accurately while the vehicle is in motion. The camera and the weapon can be used together or separately. The camera allows the gunner to look one way with the weapon pointed another. This feature becomes particularly useful when observing suspicious subjects from a distance, Soldiers said, adding that way people are not scared off by a weapon pointed at them.
The gun itself is controlled by a joystick which gives the gunner 100-percent functionality, allowing the operator to control the weapon with just one hand. The weapon can be aimed up to 60 degrees above and 20 degrees below in front of the vehicle and can turn a full 360 degrees, allowing the gunner to see almost any threat no matter where it is located in relation to the vehicle. With all the features used properly, the weapon can be used at 98-percent accuracy while the vehicle is in motion and the enemy on the run. The weapon is smart enough to know the vehicle’s movement, the earth’s movement and the enemy’s movements.
In December 2004 Project Manager Soldier Weapons announced execution of an Army’s Urgent Material Release for Common Remotely Operated Stations (CROWS) to support Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The system was mounted on top of a HMMWV, enabling a gunner to perform missions from the safety of the inside of the armor-plated vehicle. With the use of a stabilized targeting platform, CROWS provided the Warfighter with an offensive advantage to rapidly identify, assess and engage the enemy at greater distances. The Soldier is able to view targets independent of gun elevation for MK19 super elevation and non-threatening surveillance mode. The sensor suite includes a daytime video camera, second-generation FLIR and laser rangefinder for day and night mission requirement.
The first group of 35 remotely-operated weapons for mounting on top of Humvees arrived in Iraq in early 2005 and the systems were divided among military police, Special Forces, infantry and transportation units. Military Police (MP) in Iraq operated first generation CROWS with “shoot-on-the-move” stabilization, day and night-time sensor suites and fire control capabilities to gain vantage points in challenging terrains. With a “first round on target” feature, the system also limits collateral damage.
Soldiers provided valuable operational performance and systems feedback to the project office. In a route reconnaissance mission, MPs using CROWS went out ahead of the convoy to gather intelligence and gain a vantage point. After reconnaissance of the route, they moved to an over watch position. Situated on a hill, the MP team leveraged CROWS’ high-powered sensor suites to identify a terrorist preparing to attack the convoy and instantly acquired a ballistic solution to engage him.
The product office continues to evaluate operational data from theatre and emerging data from second generation CROWS, now being tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG) in Maryland. As second generation CROWS completes developmental testing and heads towards Milestone C, The United States Army Military Police School and PM Crew Served Weapons will integrate the Soldiers’ operational assessments to drive additional improvements. Field service engineers already deployed to Iraq will continue to work alongside the Soldier to deliver vital theater support when new systems are fielded.
By late 2004 CROWS had been tested out on HMMWVs and has completed limited testing on a Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicle. It can be mounted on a range of platforms for military units with different mission profiles. Product Manager for Crew Served Weapons works with customers to define their needs, configure the platform, design the installation kit and integration requirements, conduct tests and ensure supportability. This can all be done rapidly with the user involved in the entire process.
CROWS was developed in conjunction with Recon Optical, Inc. (ROI) based in Barrington, II. The Army will be fielding over 300 systems by the end of 2006.
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GAU-8 Avenger:

Specifications:
Weight:	619.5 lb (281 kg).
Length:	252.0 in (6.40 m).
Barrel Length:	90.5 in (2.299 m).
Cartridge:	30×173MM.
Barrels:	7.
Action:	Electric-Motor, Hydraulic-Driven.
Rate Of Fire:	3,900 rpm (rounds per minute).
Muzzle Velocity:	3,500 feet/second (1,067 m/s).
Maximum Range:	Over 4,000 ft (1,220 m).
Feed System:	Linkless Feed System.

The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30MM, hydraulically-driven seven-barrel Gatling-type rotary cannon that is mounted on the United States Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II. It is the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannon in the United States military. The GAU-8 was specifically designed for the anti-tank role, and delivers a very powerful round at a high rate of fire. The weap itself weighs 620 lb (281 kg), but the complete weapon, with feed system and drum, weighs 4,029 lb (1,830 kg) with a maximum ammunition load. It measures 19 ft ½ in (5.81 m) from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system, and the ammunition drum alone is 34.5 in (86 cm) in diameter and 71.5 in (1.82 m) long. The magazine can hold 1,174 rounds, although 1,150 is the more normal load-out. Muzzle velocity with armor-piercing incendiary (API) ammunition is 3,250 ft/s (990 m/s), almost the same as the substantially lighter M61 Vulcan's 20MM round. The Avenger's rate of fire is a fixed rate of 3,900 rpm. In practice, the cannon is limited to one and two-second bursts to avoid overheating and conserve ammunition. The ammunition is linkless, reducing weight and avoiding a great deal of potential for jamming.
For more information of the GAU-8 Avenger, GAU-8 AVENGER INFORMATION PAGE.










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