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==Description==
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[[File:Radar_OTOMATIC.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[OTOMATIC]]'s turret. The SMA VPG-A06 is the radar at the front.]]

The '''SMA VPG-A06''' is an Italian [[SPAA radars|ground based target tracking radar]]. In game it is found as the main tracking / fire-control radar of the [[OTOMATIC]], fitted alongside the [[SMA VPS-A05]] search radar.

===Vehicles equipped with this radar===
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* [[OTOMATIC]]

==General info / usage==
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The SMA VPG-A06 is only a tracking radar, this means it can lock onto targets and provide a firing lead indicator, but cannot by itself detect targets and place them on the radar display. However on the [[OTOMATIC]] (the only vehicle which currently uses it), the SMA VPG-A06 is fitted alongside the [[SMA VPS-A05]], target detection radar; this allows the OTOMATIC to use the VPS-A05 radar to detect targets, while the VPG-A06 radar is tracking a target. The VPG-A06 can track targets in a 180-degree arc from the front of the turret, out to a maximum range of 16 km.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | Tracking Characteristics
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! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>Tracking<br/>Range|The maximum range at which a target can be tracked}}
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>Tracking<br/>Range|The range below which targets cannot be tracked by the radar}}
! {{Annotation|Azimuth Tracking<br/>Angle|How far to each side the radar can track a target}}
! {{Annotation|Elevation Tracking<br/>Angle|How far up and down the radar can track a target}}
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>target speed|The minimum speed a target can must be moving in order to be tracked by the radar}}
! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>target speed|The maximum speed a target can be moving in and still be tracked by the radar}}
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| 16,000 m || 75 m || ±90° || -15°/+87° || 15 m/s (54 km/h) || 1,000 m/s (3,600 km/h)
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===Comparison with analogues===
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Compared to other tracking radars the SMA VPS-A05 has an average maximum range and a good minimum range. The minimum relative speed is about average. The tracking angles match those of the Tunguska's [[1RL144]] radar, being slightly worse the Gepard's tracking radar.

===Pros and cons===
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'''Pros:'''

* Decent maximum range
* Good minimum range
* Good minimum relative speed

'''Cons:'''

* Radar cannot track targets through a full 360-degrees
* Radar tracking angles are slightly narrower than those of the Gepard's tracking radar (another radar which cannot track through 360 degrees)
* Radar is quite tall and cannot be folded

== History ==
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The SMA VPG-A06 was developed in the 1980s by Galileo Avionica S.p.A. (now Selex ES). The radar was designed for use on the [[OTOMATIC]] anti-aircraft system. The radar was considered very accurate, reportedly being able to identify a target's location to within 2 m, at a range of 10 km.

== Media ==
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== See also ==
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* [[SPAA radars]]
* [[SMA VPS-A05]]
* [[OTOMATIC]]

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[[Category:Radars]]
[[Category:Ground_vehicle_radars]]