Finnish Crotale NG AA-missile system

[Dalleer]

Some AA-stuff might be interesting...

http://www.mil.fi/laitokset/pvmatl-el/crotal1.jpg

The French Crotale system, is currently the most advanced AA-missile system that the FDF holds

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Haverinen%20-%20Kertausharjoitus%2016.-19.3.2004/kertausharjoitus%20006-e.jpg

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Haverinen%20-%20Ilma2002%20kertausharjoitus%202/kertaus03.jpg

The Crotale is also known as the "ItO90" in Finland, which can be translated as the "AA-missile 90" or Ilmantorjuntaohjus 90

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Mikkosen%20kuvia/vaunu_lumi.jpg

Crotale in training. All of the Crotale systems are mounted on the SISU armoured vehicle chassis

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Haverinen%20-%20Ilma2002%20kertausharjoitus%202/kertaus15.jpg

It needs to be camouflaged as well...

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Haverinen%20-%20Kertausharjoitus%2016.-19.3.2004/kertausharjoitus%20008-e.jpg

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Haverinen%20-%20Kertausharjoitus%2016.-19.3.2004/kertausharjoitus%20011-e.jpg

Putting it all together...

http://crotale.drysoft.org/kuvat/pics/Kuntola%20-%20Lohtaja/Untitled-10.jpg

On display

Most of the pictures from:

http://crotale.drysoft.org/index.php

And one from:

http://www.mil.fi/

[Uninen]

Crotale in training. All of the Crotale systems are mounted on the SISU armoured vehicle chassis

Correction: on firing range, see the black/yellow "safety poles" in front of the 23 itK 61 (ZU-23-2..) mounted on a truck...

[Uninen]

LoL,

I just got my new issue of Suomen Sotilas (magazine) as it happens their testing the Crotale NG in this one.... and are telling some dirty little details of this joint Finn-French-US system......

Most "funny" of them being that the god damn system wasnt operational for years even after issue... as it happens the guidance unit(s) of VT-1 missile(s) actually broke (didnt funtion) in every launch because "too fast" launch acceleration of the missile.....

And what is even funnier is that the French were quick to blame the problems to the American missile (they didnt know at the time that was the problem in the missile or in fire control unit(s)......) and like i said the problem turned out to be in the missile(s) but............ the missiles guidance units that couldnt stand the stress happened to be French made..... rofl