M151 Protector RWS
General
The M151 Protector Remote Weapons Station is manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Highly flexible, it is one of the most successful RWS systems in current service. The system is fully stabilized, with dual channel day and thermal sights, a laser range finder, and is equipped with a cal .50 heavy machine gun.
Compared to the Lemur, operation of the M151 is greatly simplified. No screen or control interface is currently modeled, with only direct access to the sight available (F2) from either the commander's (F7) or gunner's (F6) position [vehicle dependent]. Unlike the Lemur, thanks to its Detached Line of Sight (DLOS) system, the sights stay on target during firing, but the M151 lacks any kind of lead prediction, so lead must be applied manually. Though equipped with a LRF, no range readout is available. Additionally, reload times are very long for the M151, and on vehicles that lack access to the roof, such as the Bushmaster, the reload command may not function.
| Currently, the MAN_SX45, Piranha_IIIC, Eagle_IV, Bushmaster, ASLAV-PC, GTK Boxer APC, Wisent_ARV, Cougar 6x6 MRAP, and M-113G3 vehicles may be equipped with the M151. Right-click on the vehicle in the mission editor, select "Options", "Remote weapon station", and "0.50 Cal RWS" to equip the M151. |
