ATILGAN PMSS vs Crotale (missile): Specs Compared

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of ATILGAN PMSS

AAir defence

ATILGAN PMSS

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

BAir defence

Crotale (missile)

Surface-to-air missile system

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

ATILGAN PMSSLength

4.863 m

Length source ↗

Crotale (missile)R440

2.89 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

4.86m

2.89mR440

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.863 m

Length

Single source

4.863 m (16.0 ft)^[source]

2.89 m

R440

Single source

2.35 m

VT-1

Single source

R440: 2.89 m VT-1: 2.35 m^[source]

3.69m

—

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.686 m

Width

Single source

3.686 m (12.1 ft)^[source]

—

540mm

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.54 m

Wingspan

Single source

54 cm^[source]

2.5m

—

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Height

Single source

2.5 m (8 ft 2.4 in)^[source]

—

165mmVT-1

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.15 m

R440

Single source

0.165 m

VT-1

Single source

R440: 15 cm VT-1: 16.5cm^[source]

15.3t

80kgR440

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

15,300 kg

Mass

Single source

15.3 t (33,731 lb)^[source]

80 kg

R440

Single source

76 kg

VT-1

Single source

R440: 80 kg VT-1: 76kg^[source]

2(Basic), 3 (STC)

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

(Basic), 3 (STC)

Single source

2 (Basic), 3 (STC)^[source]

68km/hMaximum; on land

4,500km/hMaximum; VT-1 Mach 3.6

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

67.6 km/h

Maximum; on land

Single source

5.8 km/h

Maximum; swimming

Single source

67.6 km/h (36.5 kn; 42.0 mph) on land 5.8 km/h (3.1 kn; 3.6 mph) swimming^[source]

2,880 km/h

Maximum; R440 Mach 2.3

Single source

4,500 km/h

Maximum; VT-1 Mach 3.6

Single source

8kmOperational; Operational range

15kmOperational; Mk3

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

8km^[source]

15 km

Operational; Mk3

Single source

11 km

Operational; VT-1

Single source

VT-1: 11 km Mk3: 15 km^[source]

205kW

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

205 kW

Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine

Single source

Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)^[source]

—

15kgR440

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

15 kg

R440

Single source

13 kg

VT-1

Single source

R440: 15kg VT-1: 13kg^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

ATILGAN PMSS and Crotale (missile) configuration
Specification	ATILGAN PMSS	Crotale (missile)
Type	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile^[source]	Surface-to-air missile system^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	France^[source]
In service	2001–present^[source]	—
Used by	Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Manufacturer	ROKETSAN and ASELSAN^[source]	Thales Group Samsung Group^[source]
Produced	2001–present^[source]	Early 1970s^[source]
No. built	100+^[source]	6,600 missiles (R440)^[source]
Main armament	4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles^[source]	—
Secondary armament	1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun^[source]	—
Payload capacity	8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar, 5 road wheels^[source]	—
Wars	—	Chadian-Libyan conflict South African Border War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designed	—	Late 1960s^[source]
Warhead	—	forward-directed blast warhead (R.440 and R.460) or blast-fragmentation warhead (VT-1)^[source]
Detonation mechanism	—	infrared fuse, converted to RF fuse in later models.^[source]
Engine	—	Lens 3 solid-fuel boost-glide (R.440)^[source]
Flight ceiling	—	VT-1: 6,000 m Mk3: 9,000 m^[source]
Guidance system	—	Automatic command to line of sight^[source]
Steering system	—	Canard and tail axis control^[source]
Launch platform	—	Mobile Launcher, Naval Launch^[source]

FORCETALLY

Loading the evidence…

Preparing your view.

ATILGAN PMSS

Crotale (missile)

Type

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile^[source]

Surface-to-air missile system^[source]

Place of origin

Turkey^[source]

France^[source]

In service

2001–present^[source]

—

Used by

Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Manufacturer

ROKETSAN and ASELSAN^[source]

Thales Group Samsung Group^[source]

Produced

2001–present^[source]

Early 1970s^[source]

No. built

100+^[source]

6,600 missiles (R440)^[source]

Main armament

4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles^[source]

—

Secondary armament

1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun^[source]

—

Payload capacity

8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion bar, 5 road wheels^[source]

—

Wars

—

Chadian-Libyan conflict South African Border War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed

—

Late 1960s^[source]

Warhead

—

forward-directed blast warhead (R.440 and R.460) or blast-fragmentation warhead (VT-1)^[source]

Detonation mechanism

—

infrared fuse, converted to RF fuse in later models.^[source]

Engine

—

Lens 3 solid-fuel boost-glide (R.440)^[source]

Flight ceiling

—

VT-1: 6,000 m Mk3: 9,000 m^[source]

Guidance system

—

Automatic command to line of sight^[source]

Steering system

—

Canard and tail axis control^[source]

Launch platform

—

Mobile Launcher, Naval Launch^[source]