CA-94 (anti-aircraft missile)
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| General Information | |
| Type | Anti-aircraft missile |
| Country of origin |
 Romania
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| Manufacturer | Electromecanica Ploieşti |
| Commissioning | 1987 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 1.4 m |
| diameter | 72 mm |
| Combat weight | 10 kg |
| drive | Solid - rocket engine |
| speed | Mach 1.5 |
| Range | 4.2 km |
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | passive- IR |
| Warhead | 0.8 kg FRAG-HE |
| Detonator | Proximity and impact fuze |
| Weapon platforms | MANPADS |
| Lists on the subject | |
The CA-94 is a Romanian short -range surface-to-air guided missile system , a so-called MANPADS , which is intended to combat helicopters and fighter aircraft at low altitudes. The original version is a license production of the Soviet 9K32 Strela-2 .
technology
The MANPADS consists of the rocket (A-94 or A-94M), a launch tube including a visor and a handle with integrated electronics and a thermoelectric battery . An IFF receiver can also be mounted on the front of the helmet.
As with the Soviet Strela-2 and some comparable western weapons, when the rocket booster is started it burns down completely in the launch tube, accelerates the missile to 30 m / s and sets it in rotation to ensure a more stable flight path. Acoustic signals in the shooter's headphones are used to capture a target.
After leaving the tube, the front and rear baffles fold out and the rocket motor ignites, which accelerates the guided missile to a maximum of Mach 1.5. The infrared seeker reacts to infrared radiation with a wavelength of 2.8 µm. The warhead ignites on impact on the target. It cannot completely destroy an aircraft; it can only damage the tanks, controls or the engine in such a way that it becomes incapable of flight.
The modernized missile version A-94M from 1995 differs fundamentally from the Soviet model, although the dimensions and the operation remained largely unchanged. In addition to the warhead, night combat capability and friend-foe recognition have been substantially improved, and an adaptation to NATO standards has also taken place.
commitment
The CA-94 and the significantly modernized version CA-94M have been used by the Romanian armed forces since 1987 . In 2007, Romania had 229 CA-94-MANPADS in its holdings, according to a United Nations report . The Gepard anti-aircraft tanks purchased from the Bundeswehr stock were experimentally equipped with a total of four CA-94 starters (two on each side).
