Arma II gets more firepower with Aselsan turret
In addition, there is a 7. 62 mm co-axial machine gun (MG), banks of electrically operated smoke grenade launchers and laser detectors.
According to the company: 'The Arma II is best in class with a high level of ballistic, mine and improvised explosive (IED) protection with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 40t, of which 8t is payload.'
When used as an infantry fighting vehicle, it would typically have a crew consisting of a commander, gunner and driver plus nine dismounts seated in seats with a five-point harness for a higher level of survivability.
The hull design is
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