Corner Shot is
a new weapon system designed for urban combat which enables the user to
observe and engage a target from behind a corner without exposing any
body parts.

The highly technological system was officially unveiled in late
December 2003 in Israel and is already being used by some of the
world’s elite Special Forces. Corner Shot attaches to most handguns
currently used by Special Forces, for example the GLOCK, SIG SAUER, CZ
or BERETTA. It includes a small, high-resolution camera and monitor,
which can observe and view a target from various vantage points.

The detachable video camera enables forces to
scan an area prior to pinpointing a target and broadcast the footage
directly, in real time, to the operating team behind, or to a monitor
at Command Post in the rear.

The system was invented by Amos Golan, a former
Israeli Anti-Terrorist Unit Commander, with a view to enabling security
forces to completely protect themselves from the line of fire when
engaging in close urban armed combat.

‘I believe that the Corner Shot weapon system
can be extremely beneficial in the global war on terror. It protects
soldiers’ lives and increases their chances of survival, while
drastically improving their ability to gather information and transmit
the combat scenario as well as pinpoint and engage targets out of their
line of sight.’

He added: ‘Today’s combat situations,
especially in low intensity conflicts, involve fighting in urban
terrain, and inside inhabited buildings, forced entry into airplanes,
buses or trains. This unnecessarily exposes security forces to the
enemy and presents an immediate risk to their lives. Corner Shot
removes the need for this initial exposure.’

Asaf Nadel one of Corner Shot’s founders and a
former commander in the Armored Corps and Secret Service, said: ‘Corner
Shot system is designed in a way that enables security forces to engage
targets from the left, and right, from the front, up or down, and to
move to each of these shooting positions very rapidly without the
removal of hands from the weapon. This shortens reaction time and
increases accuracy in sudden engagement situations. The weapon system
can be triggered completely from behind cover.’

Corner Shot contains various accessories: a
variety of detachable cameras (Zoom, Day-night, Thermal), Audio/Video
transmission kit, Visible and IR lasers, Tactical flashlight and more.
This gives security forces a complete and reliable weapon system that
enables them to respond to various close-combat situations in urban
warfare. In addition – the Corner Shot shooting range is effective and
accurate to 100 meters in 9mm, 40′ and 45′-caliber pistols. It is
effective to 200 meters with a 5.7mm-caliber pistol.

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