XM975
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Description
The XM975 is a rank VII American SPAA with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB) and 10.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour (turret, hull rear)
- Aluminium alloy 5083 (hull)
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 32 mm Top 32 mm (30-75°) Upper glacis 32 mm (0-59°) Lower glacis |
32 mm (24°) Top 32 mm Bottom |
6.35 mm Top 32 mm Bottom |
32 mm |
| Turret | 15 mm | 15 mm | 15 mm | 10 mm |
Notes:
- Tracks are 20 mm thick, suspension wheels are 15 mm thick
Mobility
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 62 | 13 | 24.8 | 575 | 773 | 23.19 | 31.17 |
| Realistic | 57 | 12 | 358 | 405 | 14.44 | 16.33 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| Roland missile | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 10 (2) | -10°/+80° | ±180° | N/A | 74.9 | 103.6 | 125.8 | 139.1 | 148.0 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Realistic | 50.6 | 59.5 | 72.3 | 79.9 | 85.0 | ||||||||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| Roland 1 | SAM | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Roland 3 | SAM | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Range (m) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| Roland 1 | SAM | 500 | 6,300 | 65 | 0 | 0.1 | 4,590 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| Roland 3 | SAM | 575 | 8,000 | 77 | 0 | 0.1 | 6,810 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 (+1) | 3 (+2) | 2 (+3) | 1 (+4) | No |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Roland SAMs are manoeuvrable, and do not decelerate like other SAMS
- Can take down aircraft and choppers up to 8.5 km (5.2 mi) with the Roland 3
Cons:
- Roland missiles are slow
- No anti-aircraft cannons as backup once all missiles are expended or for use against close-range/ground targets
History
Selected in 1975 as the forward air defense system for U.S. Army divisions, the first missiles were delivered in 1977 with the first firing from the XM975 launcher vehicle (a modified M109 howitzer chassis) taking place in September 1978. (Prior to late 1977 it was planned to use a version of the M520 Goer as the launcher vehicle.) American Roland was essentially Roland 2 with a longer-ranged American-made search radar. The palletized fire unit could be installed and rapidly removed from the XM975 chassis, installed on a truck or used as a static emplacement. Problems with technology transfer and rising costs (ostensibly at least, institutional resistance within the U.S. Army/DOD and Congress to using a 'foreign' weapons system may have actually played more of a role) killed the program and only 27 fire units and 600 missiles were built for one battalion in the Army National Guard, mounted on M812 flatbed trucks. With the failure of the M247 Sergeant York the U.S. Army leased 5 German Roland systems for evaluation as a possible replacement.
Media
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See also
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External links
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| USA anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| M3 Half-track derivatives | M13 MGMC · M15 CGMC · M16 MGMC |
| M24 derivative | M19A1 |
| M41 derivative | M42 |
| Radar SPAAG | M163 · M247 |
| Missile SPAA | ADATS · Imp.Chaparral · LAV-AD · XM975 |
