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[Strong AI]

BOTH LAND AND SEA VEHICLE:
Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA)

Maximum swimming speed: 7 knots
Weight: 30 tons
Vision system: Night and Day
Length: 8.3 meters
Width: 3.3 meters
Cruising range: 15 nm at sea, 320 km on land

The fastest amphibious vehicle in the Turkish Armed Forces, ZAHA, has a 12.7 mm machine gun and a 40 mm grenade launcher weapon system. With a personnel capacity of 21, #ZAHA has all the features that a military land vehicle and sea vehicle should have.

Capable of swimming from ship to land, from land to ship, and from island to island, ZAHA has an important place as a force multiplier in the amphibious operations of our Naval Forces Command.

ZAHAs, produced locally and nationally by Turkish engineers, have the ability to right themselves at sea even if they capsize in difficult sea conditions.

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[TheInsider]

TSK needs to buy more Zahas for the Amphibious Corps and for the Aegean Army units near the coastline. There are countless islands inside the 15nm range. Zahas can be used independently without the need of LSTs or ships like TCG Anadolu for those near coast islands.

 

[Knowledgeseeker]

Is there any chance that we will see a heavier turret on the Zaha vehicles?

 

[Sanchez]

Is there any chance that we will see a heavier turret on the Zaha vehicles?

Doubt it for the time being, navy wanted the 40mm+50 cal combo as it gives the most ammo+ area effect. Surely FNSS can add another RCWS per customer needs if required as Caka RWS is not that special, maybe save for being a bit navalized. I don't see why Protector 50cal+Javelin or Trakon 30mm couldn't be installed.

 

[TheInsider]

Is there any chance that we will see a heavier turret on the Zaha vehicles?

I highly doubt it but we might see light turrets with higher caliber like Venom LR 30mm.

 

[uçuyorum]

The weight of zaha turret is limited due to its amphibious characteristics. It would lose its balance or submerge too much otherwise

 

[godel44]

TSK needs to buy more Zahas for the Amphibious Corps and for the Aegean Army units near the coastline. There are countless islands inside the 15nm range. Zahas can be used independently without the need of LSTs or ships like TCG Anadolu for those near coast islands.

Is there no project to make amphibious assault wholly unmanned? An unmanned LST-like ship carrying unmanned IFVs would be a great idea as the initial taking of a bridgehead is one of the riskiest of all combat situations, so a great candidate for becoming unmanned.

 

[Sanchez]

Is there no project to make amphibious assault wholly unmanned? An unmanned LST-like ship carrying unmanned IFVs would be a great idea as the initial taking of a bridgehead is one of the riskiest of all combat situations, so a great candidate for becoming unmanned.

An amphibious assault is one of the most complex military undertakings there are, where every thing is working against attacker's disadvantage. Unmanned systems may help share the burden in 15-20 years, but I don't see it ever being unmanned to be honest.

 

[AzeriTank]

Is there no project to make amphibious assault wholly unmanned? An unmanned LST-like ship carrying unmanned IFVs would be a great idea as the initial taking of a bridgehead is one of the riskiest of all combat situations, so a great candidate for becoming unmanned.

2 years ago Aselsan showed m113 variants that could carry 2-3 Aselsan Aslan light UGV and charge the at the same time which could work for 7 hours with its electrical power.

 

[Ştutgart]

THIS SHIP WILL BE TURKEY’S LARGEST COMBATANT WARSHIP

 

[Strong AI]

Turkey's great production power: Our Military Shipyards! ⚓️

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[BalkanTurk90]

I-class second warship