SA-13LW WHEELED SHORT RANGE SAM
OVERVIEW
Logistics in the modern battlefield is king. A vehicle without spare parts is useless in combat, and factories cannot split their production too much for fear of congesting supply lines. Lauzanne had to take all of this into account when modernising, seeing as they couldn't rely on Eastern sources anymore due to tense relations, but at the same time no Western country offered a truly universal chassis. As part of the modernisation, plans were drawn for the Army to be based around as few common chassis as possible: A tank/heavy combat vehicle chassis, a wheeled vehicle chassis for lighter mechanised units, a tracked chassis for mechanised infantry to support armour, and later an airborne-specific chassis for the Independent Airborne Brigade usage. Tenders were placed, with the requirement of sharing as many components as possible between the three AFV types and the armour. The W-Chassis was the first to be adopted, replacing old Soviet-era BTR's, OT-65's and BRDMs among others with a modern indigenous design built by the relatively new Schovajsa Heavy Industry.
With the exception of the Tor, the 9K35 "Strela 10" (NATO REPORTING NAME: SA-13 GOPHER) is the most common Surface to Air missile mounted on vehicles in the LDF. However, while the design was part of the initial lineup, it was rejected in favour of the Guardian-T and 9K330 Tor Systems. However, despite this rejection, the system is still available for sale in export.
The system is a short-range, infra-red guided missile launcher that only uses the radar present on the deployable mast to range targets, with a maximum range of 10km. The missiles themselves have a maximum range of 5km. Seeking is done by a combination of IR and electro-optical means, allowing the missiles to be used while minimising risk of detection and attack by aircraft carrying out Suppression of Enemy Air Defence missions.SPECS
Name: W-Chassis Universal Wheeled Combat Vehicle
Mass: 15 Tons
Length: 6.13m
Width: 2.82m
Height: 1.82m (roof)
Engine: LTD6-8 8L inline-6 multifuel turbo diesel, 450hp (4x4)
Power/Weight: 30~hp/ton
Top Speed: 100km/h on-road
55 km/h off-road
10km/h swimming
Transmission: TMP-WAT7 Seven Speed Automatic Transmission
Range: 800km
Protection: STANAG Level IV Frontally, Level III+ Sides.
Main Armament: Strela-10ML launcher
Crew: 3 (Driver, Gunner, Commander)
Cost Per Unit: $6,500,000 NSD
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