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Convoy of trailers on the road "texas" to Iraq ( Desert Storm) (c) ACHEM
Crotale Acquisition Unit and Firing Unit on Army trailers (c) ACHEM
French AF Crotale AU from the "Division Daguet" ready to penetrate in Irak (feb 91) (c) ACHEM
SAAF CACTUS FU Live Firing
Originally Posted by achem44
http://www.saairforce.co.za/seed/pub...4512_large.jpg
Last edited by achem44; 11-14-2009 at 11:13 AM.
Feb 91, French Air Force Crotales invade Irak
Convoy of trailers on the road "texas" to Iraq ( Desert Storm) (c) ACHEM
Crotale Acquisition Unit and Firing Unit on Army trailers (c) ACHEM
French AF Crotale AU from the "Division Daguet" ready to penetrate in Irak (feb 91) (c) ACHEM
PAK Crotale
Is the Crotale MK.3 an improved version of the NG? If the NG has a max range of 11km and it said the MK.3 was tested out to a range of 15km (which means its max range may even be further), it sounds like it may be an improved version of the NG.
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I think it's only a software upgrade involving a superior range of the VT1 missile through a special ballistic. At the same time it is only industrial testing
"In January 2008, France test-fired the new Crotale Mk.3 system at the CELM missile launch test center in Biscarrosse. The Crotale Mk.3 system's VT1 missile successfully intercepted a Banshee target drone at 970 metre altitude and 8 km range in 11 seconds on 15 January 2008. Later, on 31 January 2008, the system successfully intercepted another target drone at a 500 metre altitude and 15 km range in 35 seconds." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotale_missile
Thales revealed an updated Crotale NG system with Shikra 150/250 radar at the Paris Air Show in 2007. The system combines Crotale NG's VT-1 missile with a truck-mounted version of the naval Smart-S Mk3 multi-beam search radar, with 150km and 250km (detection range) versions avail. Thales claim that the system's VT-1 missile has extended range to 15km, but lists effective engagement rage of 11km. http://tripatlas.com/Crotale
http://tripatlas.com/Crotale
here a well-complete document : http://jdw.janes.com/public/adlink/ads/1156765.pdf
this one too : http://40yrs.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-...k-on-this.html
Russian website about Crotale NG
Last edited by achem44; 11-16-2009 at 01:14 PM.
Finnish Crotale Parade
French Air Force CROTALE NG on Thales stand (Paris Airshow 2009)
Last edited by achem44; 11-16-2009 at 01:26 PM.
French AF Crotale EDIR & NG - Avord AFB airshow - July 13, 2008
A lot of Ground Based Air Defence Systems
Thales Air Defence Official picture of Crotale NG
http://www.matchtt.com/dp-bbsthread-294140.html
Last edited by achem44; 11-21-2009 at 12:57 PM.
VT1 missile
LOURDES under French Air Force Surveillance
Amadeus 2002
VT1 Missile by THALES
The VT1 missile is a land and sea based missile designed specially for shortrange surface to air defence systems. The VT1 equips both the land-based and naval versions of the Crotale Mk3 Short Range Air Defence System.
The VT1 missile has been created to counter all threats including tactical missiles, pop-up helicopters, UAVs and aircraft deploying high-manoeuvring, low-level stand-off weapons.The hyper velocity and high manoeuvrability of the VT1 offer class-leading performance which when combined with the Crotale Mk3 forms a system with a 15km no escape zone against high manoeuvring targets.
http://www.thalesgroup.com/assets/0/...?LangType=2057
Finnish CROTALE still
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