Turret Mount MA8 is designated to fight hostile manpower and soft-skin materiel as well as low aerial targets.
Advantages:
- high accuracy and compactness of MG KORD fire with effectiveness not lower than that of KPVT;
- possibility of using MG KORD off the vehicle by the crew in case of leaving the machine;
- gunner supplementary protection while loading the weapon;
- entire ammunition load is stored in the armoured space of the vehicle;
- possibility of conducting fire in twilight (when complete with sight TKN-4GA);
- conducting fire with grenade launcher AG-17 against open and sheltered targets.
Turret mount MA8 incorporates:
- 12,7-mm Machine gun «KORD»
- 7,62-mm Machine gun PKTM
- 30-mm grenade launcher AG-17
- System 902V
- Combined day/night TKN-4GA
Laying angle in elevation -5°..+70°
Laying angle in azimuth 360°
Turret mount armouring diagram ensures protection class 5.