Antelope air defence system

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Antelope air defence system
Typeshort range air defense (SHORAD)
Place of originTaiwan Taiwan
Service history
Used byRepublic of China (Taiwan) Army
Production history
DesignerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
Designed1995
ManufacturerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
ProducedIn production
Specifications
Traverse360 degrees
Effective firing range9km
Main
armament
TC-1L

The Antelope air defense system (

anti-aircraft defense system in operation with the Republic of China Army
.

Description

The Antelope system employs a battery of four

point defense system or as part of an integrated area air defense system.[2]

The Antelope system collectively includes targeting, guidance, communications components as well as the missiles themselves. It was developed beginning in 1995 as an outgrowth of the Tien Chien-I missile development program.[1] The precise operating range of the Antelope system is variously reported as 9 km,[3] 18 km,[1] and "4 miles".[4] The system has a crew of two, one gunner and one observer. The system can be controlled from the truck's cabin or from a mobile control console that can be located up to 70m away from the vehicle to increase operator safety and survivability.[2]

The Antelope system's TC-1L interceptors employ

Chaparral system which historically was a mainstay of Taiwan's SHORAD network.[4]
It can be used to intercept low-flying helicopters, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, and bombers.[5] The system can engage targets on the move.[2]

CS/MPQ-78 radar

The system's CS/MPQ-78 radar was developed in the early 1990s and is a 3D

pulse doppler radar with full look down-shoot down capability. Max radar range is 46.3km and ceiling is 30,480m.[6]

See also

External links

  • Manufacturer's video: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Air Defense Overview". Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c "The Antelope". missiledefenseadvocacy.org. Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Air Defense: August 28, 2001". Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  4. ^ a b "Equipment Matchups: Air Defense". Archived from the original on 11 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7146-5083-8
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  6. ^ "CS/MPQ-78 (Land-based, Antelope)". cmano-db.com. CMANO. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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