page_title: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
hierarchical_section_title: Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
caption_attribution_description: English: IDF Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Catlanit Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station on an Namer APC armed with M2 Browning 0.5 heavy machine gun עברית: עמדת קטלנית של רפא"ל עם מק"כ M2 בראונינג על גבי נמ"ר
context_page_description: The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station, also known as Katlanit is a Remote Weapon System that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm .50 BMG machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods. There are a total of three variants of the Samson family:
  Samson Jr. ROWS - for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns, weighing 60–75 kg.
  Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns, as well as 40 mm grenade launcher, weighing 140–160 kg, similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from 20–40 mm, weighing 1.5 tonnes, similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm autocannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured, high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck. It offers optional SPIKE guided missile, smoke grenade launcher, and embedded trainer. The RCWS 30 is a product of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
context_section_description: The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal", female inflection) is a Remote Weapon System that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm .50 BMG machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods. There are a total of three variants of the Samson family:
  Samson Jr. ROWS - for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns, weighing 60–75 kg (132–165 lb).
  Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns, as well as 40 mm grenade launcher, weighing 140–160 kg (310–350 lb), similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in), weighing 1.5 tonnes (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons), similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm autocannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured, high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck. It offers optional SPIKE guided missile, smoke grenade launcher, and embedded trainer. The RCWS 30 is a product of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
  Israel has also installed a variant of the Samson RCWS in pillboxes along the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier intended to prevent Hamas terrorists from entering its territory.
  The Sentry Tech system, dubbed Roeh-Yoreh (Sees-Fires) in IDF service deployed on the Gaza fence, enables camera operators located in a rear-located intelligence base to engage border threats using the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and the SPIKE guided missile. Dozens of alleged terrorists have been killed with the Sentry Tech system. The first reported death of an individual  appears to have taken place during Operation Cast Lead in December 2008.
caption: 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun mounted on Katlanit RCWS
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