| JFD contends that a French Roland SAM system took out the A-10. I believe that was based upon finding Roland parts & equipment at the Baghdad Airport. From the small amount of blast damage to the jet engine that I saw on one of the damaged A-10s, would indicate a small warhead like the 1.2 kg of the SA-16 not the 6.5 kg warhead of a Roland. Also the Mardar chasis of the Roland is too conspicuous to survive any length of time in the intense recon/combat zone of Baghdad.
Euromissile Roland SAM; France
Roland ADS
Low Altitude Surface-to-Air Missile System
Marder 1 chassis.
Crew: 3
Max road speed: 70 km/h
Range: 520 km
Combat weight: 32,500 kg
Power-to-weight ratio: 18.5 hp/t
Ground pressure: 0.93 kg/cm²
Length: 6.915 m
Width: 3.24 m
Height: 2.92 m
Ground clearance: 0.44 m
Armament: 2 Roland-2 SAMs
Launch weight: 66.5 kg
Warhead: 6.5 kg HE
Max speed: 500 m/s
Max effective range: 6,300 m
Min effective range: 500 m
Max effective altitude: 5,500 m
Min effective altitude: 10 m
Reload time (from magazines): 6 s
Roland Radar
Low Altitude Surface-to-Air Missile System
Marder 1 chassis is used to mount the Siemens MPDR 3002-S 2D radar system.
Frequency: E-band (2 to 3 GHz)
Range: 30 km
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