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	MIM-72/M48 Chaparral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MIM-72 missile is launched from the M48 fire unit, consisting of a M730 tracked vehicle fitted with an M54 missile launcher capable of holding four missiles ready to fire.
		The C version of the missile, from 1974, has an improved guidance section that gives the missile an all-aspect capability, as well as a new doppler radar fuse and an improved warhead.
		The Chaparral system is manually fired by visually tracking the targets, slewing the missile carrier into the general direction, and waiting for the missile seekers to "lock on" to the target.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chaparral_(missile) (936 words)

	M730A2 Guided Missile Equipment Carrier (Chaparral)
		A mobile light air defense system with a turret mounted on a tracked vehicle carrying four ready-to-fire missiles, the Chaparral is a ground launched version of the air-to-air Sidewinder.
		Chaparral was the Army's standard, short range, low altitude air defense system which provided point defense of vital corps areas against direct air attack.
		The missile is carried and handled as an assembled single round of ammunition.
	www.angelfire.com /wa2/chaparral (568 words)

	DB2000 Encyclopedia - Facilities Entries - Surface to Air Missiles - United States
		Four missiles were mounted on a manually tracked launcher which is carried on the rear of a M730 (modified M548, itself a modified M113 APC chassis) tracked vehicle.
		Chaparral was to be replaced in the US Army service by the Roland SAM from 1983 but the production of this system was terminated after only 27 systems had been delivered.
		Chaparral missile range is about 3.2nm with altitude limits of 350m minimum and 3050m maximum.
	www.harpoonhq.com /encyclopedia/HTML_Files/facilites_files/sams_unitedstates.htm (2587 words)

	AD0700 EDITION 8 LESSON 2 CURRENT AD WEAPON SYSTEMS
		When the missile has cleared the launch tube muzzle by a distance sufficient to protect the gunner from blast effects (5 to 9 meters), the sustainer motor fires (6) and propels the missile the rest of the way to the target (Figure 28).
		Chaparral is fielded in the SP configuration only; however, the launching station is a complete, self-contained weapon system and may be separated from the carrier and operated in a ground-emplaced mode.
		Missiles from the selected LSD are then activated, data exchanged between the selected missile and the WCC (6), and the missile (7) is launched.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/accp/ad0700/ch2.htm (3451 words)

	AD0699-5 Lesson 3
		When the missile has cleared the launch tube muzzle by a distance sufficient to protect the gunner from blast effect (5 to 9 meters), the sustainer motor fires (7) and propels the missile to the target.
		Chaparral is fielded in the self-propelled configuration only; however, the launching station is a complete, self-contained weapon system and may be separated from the carrier and operated in a ground-emplaced mode.
		The Chaparral missile system is found in the Chaparral/Vulcan battalion of armored, mechanized infantry, and infantry divisions and in nondivisional Chaparral/Vulcan battalions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/accp/ad0699/lesson3.htm (1522 words)

	VNFA AIM-9 Sidewinder
		The missile's main components are an infrared homing guidance section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive warhead, and a rocket motor.
		SEAM slaves the seeker head of the missile to the radar when in "dogfight" mode, which enables the seeker head to be uncaged, slewed toward a specific target by the aircraft radar, and made to track that particular target before being launched.
		Later variants of the missile can be slaved to the radar, so when the pilot achieves a radar-lock on a target, the radar can 'tell' the Sidewinder where to look for it.
	members.tripod.com /VNFA2/VNFA-AIM-9.html (2051 words)

	72Digest1"
		As a missile passes through these fans, it reflects energy to the station, enabling the coordinates of flight to be recorded.
		Nike Hercules missiles are augmented by nonnuclear Hawk missiles, currently deployed in defense of the Homestead-Miami and Key West areas in southern Florida.
		Missile control centers, tactical headquarters of the Army air defense commanders, supervise the operations of subordinate air defense artillery units.
	ed-thelen.org /72digest1.html (9750 words)

	Guided Missile Equipment Carrier M730
		The M730 carrier vehicle was part of the M48 Chaparral anti-aircraft missile system, and was based on the M548 cargo carrier variant of the M113A1 APC.
		The missile system was placed in the cargo compartment, and a cover which was held up by six bows could be erected over it for travel.
		Later improvements to the Chaparral system included the introduction of the M121 smokeless rocket motor, and the replacement of the missile's expanding-rod warhead with the M250 blast-fragmentation warhead.
	afvdb.50megs.com /usa/m730.html (349 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Chaparral had its beginnings in 1963 when the Army began studying a ground-based version of the AIM-9C Sidewinder 1-C. Like the aerial missile, the Army’s MIM-72C Chaparral homed in on the heat given off by the engine exhaust of an attacking cruise missile, airplane or helicopter.
		The turreted, tracked vehicle mounting four Chaparral missiles followed and first reached air defense artillery units in the mid-1980s.
		In the late 1980s, the Army fielded an improved Chaparral missile based on the AIM-9L model of the Sidewinder, which was capable of engaging an enemy aircraft from any direction.
	www.airforcetimes.com /print.php?f=0-292308-1986366.php (526 words)

	Digest4
		Once the missile clears the launcher by a distancesufficient to protect the gunner from blast effect, the main rocket ignites and pmvides sufficient thrust to propel the missile to the target.
		The Chaparral is an adaptation of the Sidewinder missile which is currently used in an air-to-air role by the Air Force and Navy.
		The Chaparral missile is 9 feet long and 5 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 150 pounds.
	ed-thelen.org /digest4.html (2071 words)

	CHAPARRAL: Lockheed Martin - Missiles and Fire Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chaparral is a combat-proven short-range air defense missile system designed to defeat low-altitude fixed-wing, rotary-wing, UAV, and cruise missile threats.
		Chaparral has been deployed in a variety of operational configurations including fixed-site (M54), land-mobile (M48), and shipboard (Sea Chaparral) applications.
		Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Chaparral Air Defense Missile System, is also the established source of supporting logistics services to Chaparral users worldwide.
	www.missilesandfirecontrol.com /our_products/airdefense/CHAPARRAL/product-CHAPARRAL.html (164 words)

	Chronology
		Integration of this seeker and the associated electronics into the CHAPARRAL system would counter all the infrared countermeasures then known, provide performance equal to or greater than the current seeker, and allow future updating by software changes rather than hardware modifications.
		FY 81 Effort began on the development of a lightweight towed CHAPARRAL launcher as a result of an urgent Army requirement to equip the 9th Infantry Division (ID).
		This was necessary because the self-propelled CHAPARRAL was too heavy for effective use in the Rapid Deployment Force.
	www.angelfire.com /wa2/chaparral/chronology.html (1408 words)

	Vandenberg Air Force Base - TheBestLinks.com - Census, Chaparral, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Jet stream, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The base was transferred to the US Air Force in 1957 and began its transformation into a space and ballistic missile test facility.
		Today Vandenberg is home to the 30th Space Wing and the Western Range, and is responsible for satellite launches for military and commercial organizations, as well as testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles including the Minuteman III and Peacekeeper ICBMs.
		Much of the base is rugged, mountainous and undeveloped; predominant groundcover includes chaparral, with coastal sage scrub and oak woodland.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base.html (718 words)

	Military : Weapons and Equipment : Missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jane's Missiles and Rockets - News and detailed analyses from the Jane's Group of technology and events in the world of missile technology.
		M730A2 Chaparral Air Defense Missile System - Photos and technical information on the Chaparral Missile System, with a link to a short VACR test.
		Missile Index - A database of missile systems with alphabetical index, and searchable by several critera.
	www.webguest.com /Society/Military/Weapons_and_Equipment/Missiles (203 words)

	Equipment Matchups: Destroyer/Frigate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dubbed "Aegis killers," these missiles were not delivered with the ship, but will be delivered in the later part of 2000.
		The ship's armament and electronics are similar to the Luhu class, with the compliment of anti-ship missiles (presumed to be the C-802) increased to sixteen from eight.
		The HQ-7 missiles may eventually be replaced with a vertically-launched SAM of unknown type, and the C-802s may be replaced with the SS-N-22.
	www.emeraldesigns.com /matchup/destroyer.htm (1179 words)

	Ordnance Photo Gallery
		AGM-45 Shrike air-to-surface missile is on display during the Center`s anniversary celebration, 09 February 1982.
		The RIM-67 STANDARD missile was developed as a replacement for the TERRIER, Talos and Tartar surface-to-air missiles, circa 1984.
		BOA missile on the wingtip of FA-18 Hornet #105, China Lake, circa 1990.
	www.chinalakealumni.org /Ordnance.htm (1290 words)

	Ford MIM-72 Chaparral
		The MIM-72 Chaparral is a ground-launched derivative of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile.
		In 1965, the studies had shown that the conversion was feasible, and the Chaparral program was started as a short-term replacement for the cancelled MIM-46 Mauler.
		Development of an improved Chaparral, which was to use the Rosette Scan Seeker (RSS) of the FIM-92 Stinger missile, began in 1980.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/m-72.html (945 words)

	Chapparal
		This was done to reduce the overall drag of the missile, which is more important for ground-launched missiles than for air-launched ones, because the latter have the launching aircraft as a high-speed "first stage".
		The Sea Chaparral missiles are sometimes referred to as RIM-72C, but this is probably no official DOD designation.
		The test missile was also the first to use a new smokeless M121 rocket motor, developed between 1975 and 1978, and produced by Hercules from 1980 on.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/chaparal.htm (1018 words)

	US SAMs
		The missile is initially launched by remote control under manual guidance, and when the lower stage is jettisoned, the missile comes under its own active radar control.
		Notes: This is the primary US air defense missile for use against aircraft of all types and against ballistic missile warheads.
		Note that interception of ballistic missile warheads is a task that is two levels more difficult than normal.
	www.pmulcahy.com /sams/us_sams.html (636 words)

	0203801A Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The advance of Soviet Modernization efforts require an evolutionary improvement program to maintain the effectiveness of the PATRIOT, HAWK, and CHAPARRAL missile systems.
		In addition, a series of missile modifications will be fielded to keep pace with enemy jamming techniques and a field maintenance PIP to reduce manpower.
		CHAPARRAL product improvement program includes extending the range of the missile to meet the threat of the 1990's and incorporating a passive sensor for target identification and fire control.
	www.brook.edu /FP/projects/NUCWCOST/definitions/020380101.htm (187 words)

	AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile
		The spinning wheels gyroscopically stabilize the missile effectively with few moving parts and at low cost.
		Development of the missile began in 1949 at the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, Calif; first flight on 11 September 1953.
		Variant was a big improvement and used as basis for later developments including the MIM-72 Chaparral land-based and Sea Chaparral shipboard surface-to-air missiles.
	www.novia.net /~tomcat/AIM-9.html (1402 words)

	Tactical Air Defense: a Soviet--U.S. net assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The rapid Soviet advances in surface-to-air missile technology and deployment exemplify the comprehensive military-technological revolution the Kremlin has embarked upon to overtake the V.S. A decade ago the United States had widely deployed its Nike-Hercules missile systems, augmented by the Hawk tactical SAM system, and the Redeye infrared missile was coming into the inventory.
		More important, the Chaparral is more of a "revenge weapon" in that it can engage aircraft only by "chasing" the attacker after he has passed over the defended area.
		Vulcan is normally deployed with Chaparral, in four-gun teams, but the Vulcan may move with the maneuver unit while Chaparral is held back to defend critical, fixed assets.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1979/mar-apr/cobb.html (7654 words)

	Missiles Weapons and Equipment Military Society
		- Photos and technical information on the Chaparral Missile System, with a link to a short VACR test.
		- A database of missile systems with alphabetical index, and searchable by several critera.
		- News and detailed analyses from the Jane's Group of technology and events in the world of missile technology.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Society/Military/Weapons_and_Equipment/Missiles (120 words)

	Lockheed Martin Sees Regional Opportunities: Hayward
		Less inhibited is the Chaparral short-range air defense missile system.
		Taiwan is updating its existing Chaparral fire units with new Lockheed Martintarget acquisition systems and increased provision for local support, but Hayward notes that in its present upgraded state the Sidewinder-based Chaparral is as effective as later systems for far less cost.
		Weight reduction is a marginal 500 pounds, but that is enough for it to come within asymmetric carriage limits on an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the event that one of two weapons fails to release.
	www.aviationnow.com /shownews/00sing2/airfrm11.htm (364 words)

	Washington Times: U.S. might sell missile shields to aid Taiwan
		The State Department said yesterday it is watching the buildup of Chinese missiles near Taiwan and is considering sales of missile defenses to counter it.
		Such missile defenses now are foreseen only as protection for U.S. troops in the region, he said.
		The mobile missiles have a range of about 300 miles and will be armed with several types of conventional warheads, including high-explosive, cluster bombs, fuel-air explosive and electromagnetic pulse payloads.
	www.taiwandc.org /washt9906.htm (1028 words)

	BBB: Come for the bunny photographs. Stay for the Warmongery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		They did have a man-portable missile called REDEYE, but it could only attack airplanes from the rear (not so good when the plane is coming towards you).
		Chaparral was better than nothing, but it had its drawbacks, chiefly in the motor.
		Because it was based on the Sidewinder, the missile was designed to be launched from an airplane while already traveling at high speed (400-500 mph).
	petbunny.blogspot.com /2002_11_17_petbunny_archive.html (4978 words)

	Cal U: Army Branches and Careers
		As a Second Lieutenant in the ADA, you could become a platoon leader in a PATRIOT or HAWK surface-to-air missile unit; or a platoon leader in a unit with Line of Sight-Forward-Heavy or Pedestal Mounted Stinger weapons; or a platoon leader in a Chaparral missile/Vulcan air defense gun battalion.
		Field Artillerymen put "Steel on Target" in the right places, at the right time and in the right proportions to assure the success of the maneuver commander's plan of attack that requires thorough understanding of maneuver and fire support doctrine, tactics, and techniques.
		A few who possess electrical engineering degrees are assigned to duties which involve the research and development of new communications electronics equipment, missile guidance systems, lasers, and computer hardware.
	www.cup.edu /eberly/rotc/index.jsp?pageId=1580830010421130437693692 (4386 words)

	Chinese SAMs
		Notes: Similar in concept to the US Chaparral, the DK-9 is a ground or vehicle-mounted variant of the PL-9 air-to-air missile.
		The trailer-mounted version is mounted on a variant of the carriage for the Type 74 37mm AAA gun.
		FRAG-HE Notes: This missile system is the result of a technology transfer between France and China.
	www.pmulcahy.com /sams/chinese_sams.html (492 words)

	eBay - air missile, Militaria, Models, Kits items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air a
		Air Warfare in the Missile Age by Lon Nordeen (2002)
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	LaBarge Wins $1.4 Million Contract From Lockheed Martin for Chaparral Missile Program
		LaBarge has produced the cable assemblies used in the missile launch system for more than a decade.
		Lockheed Martin's Chaparral is a combat-proven short-range air defense missile system designed to defeat low altitude fixed wing, rotary wing, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and cruise missile threats.
		Chaparral has been deployed in a variety of operational configurations, including fixed-site, land-mobile, and shipboard applications.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-30-2004/0002554672&EDATE= (305 words)

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