User:Wawewisete/Qimek Weapon Station

The Qimek is a medium weight remote weapon system or station, (RWS) used for small and medium caliber weapons which can be installed on any type of armored vehicles. It is designed by Rheinmetall Canada, in Quebec, Canada.



Overview
The Qimek is part of a family of fully digital and stabilized remotely controlled weapon stations that can be integrated on various armoured vehicle platforms and used for different mission profiles. The Qimek weapon station combines full stabilisation, long range day/night all weather sights and universal weapon cradle that integrates 5.56mm, 7.62mm and 12.7mm weapons, and 40mm AGL. As part of a family of weapon stations, it is designed with a high level of commonality and modularity, and is fully compliant with military standards for human factors engineering.

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 5.56mm machine gun
 * MG3 7.62 mm machine gun
 * MG4 5.56 mm machine gun
 * MK19 40 mm grenade launcher
 * H&K GMG 40 mm grenade launcher
 * CRV7 Rocket System 2.75 inch folding-fin ground attack rocket
 * Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)
 * Hellfire anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)