Antelope air defence system
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|origin = {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan
|used_by = Republic of China (Taiwan) Army
|type = short range air defense (SHORAD)
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|designer = National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
|design_date = 1995
|manufacturer = National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
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The Antelope air defense system ({{zh|c=捷羚防空飛彈系統}}) is a Taiwanese short range ground-to-air anti-aircraft defense system in operation with the Republic of China Army.
Description
The Antelope system employs a battery of four Sky Sword I (TC-1) missiles mounted atop a wheeled vehicle (such as a truck or humvee).{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/irp/world/taiwan/air-defense-over.htm|title=Air Defense Overview|accessdate=2007-04-16}} The system can either be employed as a stand-alone point defense system or as part of an integrated area air defense system.
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. The precise operating range of the Antelope system is variously reported as 9 km,{{cite web|url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/articles/20010828.aspx|title=Air Defense: August 28, 2001|accessdate=2007-04-16}} 18 km, and "4 miles".{{cite web|url=http://www.emeraldesigns.com/matchup/antiair.htm|title=Equipment Matchups: Air Defense|accessdate=2007-04-16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411004156/http://www.emeraldesigns.com/matchup/antiair.htm|archivedate=11 April 2007|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |title=The Antelope |url=https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/air-defense/air-defense-of-u-s-partners/allied-air-defense-systems/the-antelope/ |website=missiledefenseadvocacy.org |publisher=Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance |accessdate=2 August 2019}}
The Antelope system's TC-1L interceptors employ infrared guidance and the system is similar in design to the United States-made Chaparral system which historically was a mainstay of Taiwan's SHORAD network.
It can be used to intercept low-flying helicopters, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, and bombers.{{cite book|author1=Martin L. Lasater|author2=Peter Kien-hong Yu|title=Taiwan's Security in the Post-Deng Xiaoping Era|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NxRmUJUYckC&pg=PA318|year=2000|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-7146-5083-8|pages=318–}} The system can engage targets on the move.
= 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.{{cite web |title=CS/MPQ-78 (Land-based, Antelope) |url=http://cmano-db.com/pdf/sensor/5781/ |website=cmano-db.com |publisher=CMANO |accessdate=1 August 2019}}
See also
- {{lwc|Sea Oryx}}
- {{lwc|Sky Bow}}
- {{lwc|HQ-7}}
- {{lwc|HQ-10}}
- {{lwc|Multi-Mission Launcher}}
External links
- Manufacturer's video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLcaI1xZJg]
References
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{{commons category|Antelope Air Defense System}}
{{Military of the Republic of China}}
{{National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) aircraft}}
Category:Surface-to-air missiles of the Republic of China
Category:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s
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