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Available to NATO forces, the Tracked Rapier is a British anti-aircraft vehicle.

History[]

The Tracked Rapier was originally not intended for the British Army, being a special order from the Shah of Iran. The latter ordered a mobile version of the British Rapier SAM, which used to be used as fixed AA position then. British engineers decided to use the same M548 chassis as the Chaparrals. But the Shah was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution before the vehicles could be delivered, so it was the British Army that finally acquired them.

These were used in the tracked Rapier batteries of the Air Defence Regt RA along with their towed counterparts.

Overview[]

A commander might be prepared to dismiss the Tracked Rapier altogether owing to its relatively mediocre stats (especially compared to the deadly Chieftain/Challenger Marksman or the Stormer HVM). This, however, would be unwise if one intends to set up an air-defence grid at a low cost, at which the Rapier excels. While it lacks range compared to other SAMs, it's still more than capable of dealing with all of REDFOR's top-tier attack helicopters. The other big advantage is that the Rapiers don't need RADAR to lock onto a target, making the vehicle impervious to SEAD. Better yet, at only 40 command points, it costs peanuts to throw together an air-defence net using them.

Effectively, the Tracked Rapier makes up for its lack of quality with quantity. It plays much like the REDFOR MT-LB Strela-10M and its variants in this respect. The chief differences between the Tracked Rapier and the Strela-10 is the former is ten points cheaper, has superior range and firing speed, while carrying two-thirds of the latter's missile load and lacking a stabiliser.

Weapon[]

Airland Battle[]

Weapons WAB Icon Rapier
Type SAM No Weapon No Weapon
Name Rapier
Caliber SACLOS AoE F&F STAT
Ammo x 8
Range Ground = N/A m
Helicopters = 2625 m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy 10
AP Power N/A
HE Power 6
Suppression 240
Rate of fire 14 r/min

Red Dragon []

Weapons WRD Icon Rapier
Type SAM No Weapon No Weapon
Name Rapier
Caliber SACLOS AoE GUID
Ammo x 8
Range Ground = N/A m
Helicopters = 2800 m
This was first introduced in Wargame: AirLand Battle Airplanes = 2275 m
Accuracy 50%
AP Power N/A
HE Power 5
Suppression 200
Rate of fire 20 s r/min

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