GTR-18 Smokey SAM
| Specifications GTR-18A | |
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| length | 38 cm |
| Tail span | 15 cm |
| diameter | 5 cm |
| Maximum altitude | 600 m |
| drive | Solid rocket |
The GTR-18 or DGTR-18 Smokey SAM is a simple and cheap surface to air developed in the early 1980s missile (SAM, Surface-to-air missile). It is still used to this day to simulate shelling by surface-to-air defense in war exercises.
The name of the missile was changed from GTR-18 to DGTR-18 in the early 1990s in order to distinguish it from "real" military missiles. The D stands for "Dummy" (German: Attrappe ).
construction
The body of the missile is mainly made of phenolic paper and expanded polystyrene . A hit is therefore completely harmless to an aircraft. The rocket is relatively small with a length of 38 cm and has a solid fuel propulsion system .
construction
The complete "Smokey SAM Simulator System" consists of the rockets themselves and other components:
- Launch pad
- There are two versions with one or four launch tubes (called LMU-23 / E or LMU-24 / E). The launching devices are small, transportable and can also be set up on rough terrain.
- Tracking radar
- An AN / VPQ-1 tracking radar that mounts on a vehicle. It is used to simulate the intrusion by an enemy radar.