ADAC
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| Tracked Missile Air Defense Air Défense Antimissile Chenilles | |
|---|---|
| File:Amx45crotale.png AMX-45DCA Mk. III AHEAD | |
| Type | Transporter Erector Launcher and Radar (TELAR) |
| Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1991 - Present |
| Used by | Sieuxerr |
| Production history | |
| Designer | GIAT Industries Thomson-CSF |
| Designed | 1985 |
| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries (Now Nexter) Thomson-CSF (Now Thales) |
| Produced | 1991 - Present |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications (ADAC Mk. III) | |
| Weight | 36.5 tonnes |
| Length | 6.8 m |
| Width | 3.3 m |
| Height | 3.5 m |
| Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner, driver) |
| Armor | Laminated steel/ceramic/composite mixture along with modular armor packages |
Main armament | 2 x 6 surface-to-air missiles |
Secondary armament | AA-77C (600 rounds) |
| Engine | 8-cylinder diesel engine 850 horsepower (633 kW) |
| Power/weight | 21.8 hp/t (16 kW/t) |
| Transmission | SCT 2000 |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | .4 meters |
| Fuel capacity | 1,300 ℓ |
Operational range | 550 km |
| Speed | 70 km/h |
The ADAC is a tracked surface to air missile launching system. Capable of using a variety of air defense missiles with just modifications to software. In Sieuxerrian service, it used both the Roland 2/3 until the early 2000s, and the Crotale missiles.