Hollandi PRTL – fotod ja video

Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("õhutõrjekahurite tank Cheetah", paremini tuntud kui Flakpanzer Gepard) on autonoomne, iga ilmaga võimeline Saksa iseliikuv õhutõrjekahur (SPAAG). See töötati välja 1960. aastatel ja anti välja 1970. aastatel ning seda on mitu korda täiendatud uusima elektroonikaga. See oli Saksa armee (Bundeswehr) ja mitmete teiste NATO riikide õhukaitse nurgakivi. Saksamaal kaotati Gepard järk-järgult 2010. aasta lõpus, et asendada see mobiilse ja statsionaarse õhukaitsesüsteemiga "SysFla", mis kasutab LFK NG raketti ja uut MANTIS relvasüsteemi. SysFla mobiilne platvorm põhineb tõenäoliselt GTK Boxeril.

Hollandi variant : Search radar: X band, 15 km range Tracking radar: X/Ka band, 13 km range The Dutch version was officially called the PRTL (PantserRupsTegenLuchtdoelen translating to “ArmourTrackAgainstAirtargets”), pronounced as “pruttel” (meaning ‘to sputter’) by the soldiers. The Dutch series version was made public through a photograph of a vehicle from a C-Company, the first to be equipped with the new weapon. Traditionally all Dutch vehicles in a company have names beginning with the company designation letter and this vehicle happened to have the individual name Cheetah painted in bold type on its turret. Inevitably the international press assumed “Cheetah” was the Dutch name for their Gepard version and this mistake found its way into most armour publications on the subject. In 2000 the Dutch military authorities, tired of constantly having to explain all this and considering “pruttle” was hardly a martial name anyway, conformed themselves to common error and made “Cheetah” the official designation, when the system was upgraded.

Allikas: Hollandi PRTL Vikipeedias

2007 Hollandi PRTL Anti-aircraft is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was developed by the Netherlands in the 1970s. It is based on the German Leopard 1 tank chassis and armed with two 35 mm Oerlikon KDA autocannons. The PRTL stands for Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen, which means Armored Tracked Against Air Targets. The PRTL was designed to provide low-altitude air defense for the Dutch Army against aircraft and helicopters. It can also engage ground targets with its cannons. The PRTL has a radar system that can detect and track targets up to 15 km away and a fire control system that can calculate the optimal firing solution.
PRTL suudab tulistada kuni 550 padrunit minutis kahuri kohta ja selle maksimaalne ulatus on 4 km õhust sihtmärkide vastu ja 2 km maapealsete sihtmärkide vastu. PRTL-il on kolmeliikmeline meeskond: juht, komandör ja laskur. PRTL alustas tööd 1979. aastal ja seda kasutas Hollandi armee kuni 2006. aastani, mil see asendati raketisüsteemiga Fennek Stinger. PRTLi eksporditi ka Belgiasse, Tšiilisse ja Jordaaniasse.