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==Description==<br />
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[[File:Radar_OTOMATIC.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The [[OTOMATIC]]'s turret. The SMA VPS-A05 is the tall radar at the rear.]]<br />
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The '''SMA VPS-A05''' is an Itallian [[SPAA radars|ground based target detection radar]]. In game it is found as the target detection radar on the [[OTOMATIC]], alongside the [[SMA VPG-A06]].<br />
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===Vehicles equipped with this radar===<br />
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* [[OTOMATIC]]<br />
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==General info / usage==<br />
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The SMA VPS-A05 is only a search radar, so cannot track targets by itself. However on the [[OTOMATIC]] (the only vehicle which currently uses it), the SMA VPS-A05 is fitted alongside the [[SMA VPG-A06]], target tracking radar; this allows the OTOATIC to continue using the VPS-A05 radar to detect targets, while the VPG-A06 radar is tracking a target. The VPS-A05 provides full 360 degree search coverage out to a maximum range of 20 km. <br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
! colspan="3" | Search Characteristics<br />
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! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The maximum possible range at which a target can be detected}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The range below which targets cannot be detected by the radar}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Range Settings|The available range scale settings of the radar}}<br />
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| 20,000 m || 500 m || 10 km, 20 km<br />
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! colspan="6" | Search Modes<br />
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! {{Annotation|Search Mode|The search mode of the radar (some radars have multiple search modes with different characteristics)}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Azimuth Scan<br/>Angle|How far to each side the radar can scan}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Elevation Scan<br/>Angle|How far up and down the radar can scan}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Scan Time|The time taken to complete one scan (the scan bar moving from one edge of the radar display to the other)}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>relative speed|The minimum speed a target must be moving, relative to the radar, in order to be detectable by the radar}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>relative speed|The maximum speed a target can be moving, relative to the radar, and still be detected by the radar}}<br />
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| Default || 360° || ??? || 1.00 s || 10 m/s (36 km/h) || 1,000 m/s (3,600 km/h)<br />
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===Comparison with analogues===<br />
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Compared to other search radars the SMA VPS-A05 has a good maximum range and an about average minimum range. The radar also scans quickly taking only 1 second to scan through 360 degrees. On top of this the radar also has a good minimum relative speed of only 36 km/h matching that of the Tunguska's [[1RL144]] radar, and the Gepard's radar.<br />
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===Pros and cons===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Good maximum range<br />
* Good minimum relative speed<br />
* Scans quickly<br />
* Radar does not need to fold / unfold so can be turned on or off instantly<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Mediocre minimum range<br />
* Radar is quite tall and cannot be folded<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The SMA VPS-A05 was developed in the 1980s by Galileo Avionica S.p.A. (now Selex ES). The radar was designed for use on the [[OTOMATIC]] anti-aircraft system. It is a pulse-Doppler radar, and was designed to operate at a low power output, decreasing the risk of it being locked onto by anti-radiation missiles.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[SPAA radars]]<br />
* [[SMA VPG-A06]]<br />
* [[OTOMATIC]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
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