VehicleType { 
   Name = ROLAND
   ID = 532
   parent = 220
   Description = longrange anti aircraft system
   Infotext = [The ROLAND 2 weapon system is intended for anti-aircraft defence of armoured and 
mechanized the units to counter aircraft flying to nearly Mach 1.5 and hovering helicopters. 
ROLAND is generally employed either in complement of the coverage of HAWK defense of zones and 
corridors not defended by the HAWK, or in prolongation of the HAWK front. ROLAND ensures the 
overall defense of a zone of 100 km2 vis-a-vis a threat consisted by a patrol of 4 planes or 
2 patrols acting at more than 20 second intervals. Deployed on a tracked vehicle derived from 
the tank AMX 30, it comprises a radar with a range of 16 km, a sighting tube with an infra-red 
locator that measures the difference between the missile in flight and the line of sight of the 
fire control radar, and a computer antenna for remote control #crt#
Two arm-beams for launching carry each one a missile in its launching tube, and two ammunition 
stores for munitions each contain one 4 shot mechanism forautomatic unloading of the arm-beam. 
The crew of the vehicle consists of three man. #vrt#

Three operating modes are available in the ROLAND 2: the optical mode; the mode radar; and the 
optical mode recopy-radar or radar-recopy-optics. Whatever operating mode is chosen, the target 
is detected by the radar, search in site and the continuation of the target after acquisition is 
carried out manually in radar mode. In the third mode, one of the means of continuation is 
controlled to the different one, which facilitates their communication. After the firing, 
the optics or the radar remain pointed at the target, the computer generates the commands 
for guidance by using two different groups of measurements: starting from the measurement 
angular velocities of pointing and programmed values of the distance precise alignment is 
obtained while adding to the result preceding the commands necessary to the correction by 
the real variations of the missile compared to the axis of aiming measured by the infra-red 
goniometer (optical mode), or compared to the direction of the target the commands are 
transmitted to the missile by the transmitter of remote control. #crt#


The missile is ready with the shooting inside its container (tactical packing), itself placed 
under the arms launchers of the tank. The vehicle has two missiles ready for firing and eight 
in the trunks. #crt#
The American ROLAND program was canceled in September 1981. Previously, low-rate production 
(LRP) had been approved in FY 79 and FY 80. The initial LRP contracts were let in October 
1979, with planned procurement based upon the eventual production of fire units and missiles 
to support a four-battalion force structure concept. Subsequent budget decisions by President 
Carter reduced quantities at first to a two-battalion force, then to one battalion. The DOD 
budget approved by President Reagan in March 1981 originally redirected the program back to 
four battalions, until it was decided to terminate this effort. ]
   Armor -= 20
   Picture = MK3v_roland.pcx
   Movement += 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 
} VehicleType
