GATR

Description

The GATR (Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket) is an Israeli semi-active laser homing missile. It features a semi-armour piercing warhead, which will make short work of any vehicle with rifle calibre protection. In-game, its closest analogue is the American APKWS II (M282), which served as a basis for this missile and is effectively succeeded by it.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• AH-60

General info

This rocket features a semi-armour piercing warhead with semi-active laser homing guidance. This in effect means, that targets you fire on with a laser warning system, such as the 2S38 will get an advance warning, whenever you target them. It is not recommended turning off the laser temporarily as the rocket has a high angle of attack and needs the extra guidance time.

It also has a somewhat weak motor, necessitating some lead depending on range and target movement. This is due to the rocket's small size of 70 mm. It doesn't feature a sustainer and therefore flies the majority of its flight time through inertia alone. This means target tracking at longer ranges will be inconsistent. Moving closer to the battlefield is advised.

Effective damage

The semi-armour piercing warhead will be an effective asset to pilots who can quickly identify and distinguish targets. It can penetrate only the lightest of armour designs and will in fact lose armour penetration depending on the range (and therefore inertia) the rocket hits the target with. The GATR will also lose penetration depending on angle of impact and flight time. However, if the rocket is able to penetrate the target, it will with very high likelihood overpressure it.

Comparison with analogues

Its closest analogues are the APKWS II (M282) and the Turkish CIRIT guided rockets.

APKWS II (M282): The GATR features the same penetration profile as the semi-armour piercing APKWS II variant. The two feature the same warhead and diameter, as they are closely related. The main differentiator in-game is the seeker head, which is able to track the laser designator at up to 8 km rather than 5 km. However, this will result in extremely long flight times and needs to be properly led, with very little feedback from the rocket (besides the hotkey for "tracking camera: bomb"). The use-cases of both of these rockets is exactly the same. The GATR is also more responsive, featuring a slightly higher G-load factor, allowing it turn better than its older sibling.

CIRIT: The CIRIT rocket features a much better penetration profile with a similar seeker head, giving it the ability to be much more lethal at similar ranges against a broader range of targets. While this still excludes most MBTs at conventional angles, it will include a greater variety of light vehicles, such as the better-protected German light vehicles. However, the CIRIT does not turn as responsively as the GATR, as its flight model is more closely related to the APKWS II. All in all, the main trade-off is more consistent target penetration for a slightly worse flight model, albeit at a much lower BR-range than the GATR.

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