Hello everyone,
I’m in search of information regarding the Ratel ZT3A2.
Specifically, whether or not the launcher itself (note: not the FCS) is stabilized and whether or not this vehicle has Fire-on-the-move capability.
Being a laser-guided ATGM it should have no difficulty dealing with wires like a TOW missile but the launcher being unstabilized may make it unable to fire on the move, either due to a hard limit set by the designers or operational rule set by the SANDF.
I’ve heard that the early ZT3s’ FCSs were unstabilized and this caused issues, so on later variants a stabilized FCS was introduced.
According to the Denel website (regarding the ZT3A2 Ingwe) “It has crossfire capability from adjacent platforms with high-speed launch from helicopter platforms and fire-on-the-move from land platforms.” I’m wondering if this extends to the Ratel ZT3A2 as an unstabilized launcher would potentially cause problems if the missile is launched while moving.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I’m in search of information regarding the Ratel ZT3A2.
Specifically, whether or not the launcher itself (note: not the FCS) is stabilized and whether or not this vehicle has Fire-on-the-move capability.
Being a laser-guided ATGM it should have no difficulty dealing with wires like a TOW missile but the launcher being unstabilized may make it unable to fire on the move, either due to a hard limit set by the designers or operational rule set by the SANDF.
I’ve heard that the early ZT3s’ FCSs were unstabilized and this caused issues, so on later variants a stabilized FCS was introduced.
According to the Denel website (regarding the ZT3A2 Ingwe) “It has crossfire capability from adjacent platforms with high-speed launch from helicopter platforms and fire-on-the-move from land platforms.” I’m wondering if this extends to the Ratel ZT3A2 as an unstabilized launcher would potentially cause problems if the missile is launched while moving.
Thanks in advance for your help!
