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IDEF 2015: Otokar shows new Tulpar-S variant

5th May 2015 - 11:56 GMT | by Tim Fish in Istanbul

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A new anti-tank variant of the Tulpar family of tracked armoured vehicles from Otokar is being shown at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul for the first time.

The Tulpar-S has been developed by the company for the Turkish Weapon Carrying Vehicle (WCV) programme and is fitted with a new RWS from Aselsan that carries four Kornet anti-tank missiles as well as a machine gun.

Oguz Korkut Kibaroglu, tank system engineering manager at Otokar, told Shephard that Tupar-S weighs 15t, but can be increased to 18t. The amphibious tank hunting platform has level 4 armour and can be made available in

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Tim Fish is a special correspondent for Shephard Media. Formerly the editor of Land Warfare …

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