I usually are less incline to choose the French version of the
TK-105 turret because the French 105mm rifled gun does not fire the
NATO standard 105mm rounds. The French have their own 105mm rounds.
Secondly, their 105mm gun on the AMX-10RC are not fully stabalised
and thus the whole vehicle needs to come to a complete stop before
can fire.
However, having said that, Giat came up with the new TML 105 turret
for the AMX-10RC that can fire the NATO rounds. The TML 105 turret
is armed with stabalised105mm NATO standard gun. The TML 105 turret
has a conveyor for storing and loading ammunition rounds. The Giat
Industries APFSDS (armour-piercing, fin-stabilised, discarding
sabot) 105 F1 round, fired by the TML 105 gun, can destroy single
and triple NATO heavy tanks at a distance of 2,200m. The hit
probability is stated as higher than 90% at 2,000m.
The TML 105 turret has a Soptac fire control system, from SFIM,
which provides automatic acquisition of targeting parameters for
on-the-move firing against mobile targets. It is equipped with a
range of modular day and night observation equipment, based on
image intensifiers or infrared technology. The capabilities range
from firing by day against fixed targets to on-the-move firing by
day and by night against mobile targets at a distance of more than
2,000m.
This TML 105 turret seems to be the logical choice. I would also
consider a few more foriegn turrets like the one from Stringray II,
M8 AGS (it has an advanced autoloader as well), etc.
