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A copy and paste job from Pixelsquid: https://www.pixelsquid.com/png/missile-launch-system-crotale-ng-3331869558083425421?image=I16
Gwendoline's and Wyrmshadow's parts are used. Thanks to Vuldcacon, Register and Delta Strife for helping.
A short range towed SAM unit. This is meant as a modern/late cold war version that can deal with 4th and 5th gen aircrafts. I wanted something for BeBro's towed Rapier and Roland to upgrade to. When it comes to towed short range SAMs, there aren't that many still used in real life. The Crotale is probably one of the few short range ones left. So I guess it's gonna be a generic unit for every civ in case you want to make SAM units need resources and the self propelled ones needing oil.
Civilopedia entry:
The Crotale missile system consists of two components; a vehicle for transport, equipped with 2-8 launchers; a tracking radar located between the launchers. A second vehicle carries the surveillance radar. The radar surveillance vehicle can be connected to several launcher vehicles, in order to achieve an effective air-defence system. The Crotale NG has incorporated both the launcher and the surveillance radar in one vehicle.
The missile is propelled by a solid-propellant rocket motor and can accelerate to a maximum speed of Mach 2.3 in two seconds. The missile is sent guidance commands by the base unit directing keeping it on the line of sight until its infrared proximity fuze senses that it is near its target and explodes.
The surveillance radar and fire direction radar have a range of 20 km and the TV link works up to 15 km. The TV guidance system uses both regular and infrared cameras. The system can follow 8 targets simultaneously, and the guidance radar can follow both hovering helicopters as well as fighters exceeding Mach 2. The Crotale can also use surveillance data from other systems, data from optical surveillance and from the general aerial picture from the national air defence communications system.
Gwendoline's and Wyrmshadow's parts are used. Thanks to Vuldcacon, Register and Delta Strife for helping.
A short range towed SAM unit. This is meant as a modern/late cold war version that can deal with 4th and 5th gen aircrafts. I wanted something for BeBro's towed Rapier and Roland to upgrade to. When it comes to towed short range SAMs, there aren't that many still used in real life. The Crotale is probably one of the few short range ones left. So I guess it's gonna be a generic unit for every civ in case you want to make SAM units need resources and the self propelled ones needing oil.
Civilopedia entry:
The Crotale missile system consists of two components; a vehicle for transport, equipped with 2-8 launchers; a tracking radar located between the launchers. A second vehicle carries the surveillance radar. The radar surveillance vehicle can be connected to several launcher vehicles, in order to achieve an effective air-defence system. The Crotale NG has incorporated both the launcher and the surveillance radar in one vehicle.
The missile is propelled by a solid-propellant rocket motor and can accelerate to a maximum speed of Mach 2.3 in two seconds. The missile is sent guidance commands by the base unit directing keeping it on the line of sight until its infrared proximity fuze senses that it is near its target and explodes.
The surveillance radar and fire direction radar have a range of 20 km and the TV link works up to 15 km. The TV guidance system uses both regular and infrared cameras. The system can follow 8 targets simultaneously, and the guidance radar can follow both hovering helicopters as well as fighters exceeding Mach 2. The Crotale can also use surveillance data from other systems, data from optical surveillance and from the general aerial picture from the national air defence communications system.
