ADATS V1.0 fs25-mods

Description:

The Oerlikon/Martin Marietta Anti-Tank Air Defense System (also known as Air Defense, Indigenous – coverage area of its launchers, Mobile System – mobile system; US designation MIM-146 ADATS) is a short-range, dual-purpose anti-tank and surface-to-air missile system based on the M113A2 vehicle. The ADATS missile is a supersonic laser-guided missile with a range of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), equipped with an electro-optical sensor featuring TV and forward-looking infrared (FLIR). The carrier vehicle also includes a search radar with an effective range exceeding 25 kilometers (16 miles). The first launch of an ADATS missile occurred in June 1981. Canada was the initial customer, ordering 36 units on M113 chassis for the Canadian Army in 1986. The system was later developed and produced at a new facility in Quebec. The US Army also adopted the ADATS mounted on the M3 Bradley chassis, but by the time it was ready for deployment, the end of the Cold War led to the cancellation of its orders, despite Oerlikon investing over one billion Swiss francs in the project. A small number of vehicles, many of which were prototypes under development, entered service with the Canadian Army.