AMX-45DCA
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| AMX-45 Air Defense Vehicle AMX-45 Défense Contre Avions | |
|---|---|
| File:Amx45dca.png AMX-45DCA Mk. III AHEAD | |
| Type | SPAAG |
| Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985 - Present |
| Used by | Sieuxerr |
| Production history | |
| Designer | GIAT Industries Thomson-CSF |
| Designed | 1982 |
| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries (Now Nexter) Thomson-CSF (Now Thales) |
| Produced | 1984 - Present |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications (AMX-45DCA Mk. III) | |
| Weight | 34.5 tonnes 38.9 tonnes (Combat) |
| Length | 6.8 m (w/o gun) 7.3 m (w/ gun) |
| 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 × 37mm Mle 98 autocannons (400 rounds) 2 x 2 Mistral launchers |
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 |
File:Amx45dca.jpg
Prototype model
The AMX-45DCA is a tracked, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used by the Sieuxerrian Army. It was designed to replace the older AMX-13DCA SPAAG system.
History
Overview
Variants
Produced
- AMX-13DCA Mk. IV
- Last model of the AMX-13DCA with an advanced turret. Was not accepted into service but instead was used as a test-bed technologies for the AMX-45DCA.
- AMX-45DCA Mk. I
- First production model. Less than 100 were fielded before production was halted.
- AMX-45DCA Mk. II
- Major upgrade. Introduced a new style turret with two radars; an S-band search radar and a Ku-band tracking radar. Newer engine and electronics as well.
- AMX-45DCA Mk. III
- Digitization of the vehicle. Radars replaced with X-band operating systems. Mk. II vehicles upgraded to this standard as well as new models produced. Also fitted with 2 x 2 Mistral short-range surface-to-air missiles.
- AMX-45DCA Mk. III AHEAD
- Mk. III model with AHEAD compatibility. All Mk. IIIs later upgraded to this standard.
- AMX-45DCA Mk. IV
- New Thales TRS 2620 radar model. Replacing older Mk. III AHEAD.