USA

M48 Chaparral selfpropelled surface-to-air missile launcher

Use: Used as air-defence by the US Army, 495 was in use. It consists of the M730 variant of the M548 cargo carrier (based on the M113) and a launch station with Sidewinder missiles.

View from 10 o'clock

View from 2 o'clock

Crew: 6

Weight: 12.6 t

Speed, road: 61 km/h

Range, road: 500 km

Engine: 6V53 developing 215 hp at 2800 rpm

Armament: 4 MIM-72 Chaparral heat-seeking missiles

Contact me: Henrik Clausen