
AAir defence
ATILGAN PMSS
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
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AAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
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ATILGAN PMSSlarger figure on 2 of 5
M53/59 Pragalarger figure on 3 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 m (16.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATILGAN PMSS | M53/59 Praga |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1959−1992 (Czechoslovakia)[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces[source] | See operators |
6.92 m (22.7 ft)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source8km[source]
per barrel (cyclic)
Single sourceper barrel (practical)
Single source450−500 rpm per barrel (cyclic) 150 rpm per barrel (practical)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 1959–1978[source] |
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| No. built | 100+[source] | 900+[source] |
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| Main armament | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] | 30 mm twin AA autocannon (600−900 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War[source] |
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| Shell | — | Armour-piercing incendiary (API) High-explosive incendiary (HEI)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -10° – +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50-round box magazines[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel, 10 mm (0.39 in) max (estimated)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 11.57 hp/t (8.63 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 120 L (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; vertical
Single source