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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]].
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Starting development in 1963 and fielded from 1977 onwards, the Roland Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) was a cornerstone of NATO air defense for multiple decades. The Roland SAM was developed as a Franco-German collaboration project, originally intended to defend airfields and frontline formations from enemy fixed and rotary wing aviation. The FlaRakPz 1 was one of the hulls modified to carry this new SAM, with the base hull being taken from the [[Marder IFV (Family) | Marder]] IFV. The Roland turret comes equipped with both a search and track radar, as well as an optical tracking system for use in good atmospheric conditions or in heavy jamming environments. It could fire the Roland 2 and Roland 3 SAMs, with the Roland 3 being an upgraded variant of the Roland 2 in terms of missile speed, warhead size and better guidance systems for all weather conditions. The FlaRakPz units were all retired in 2005, with its successor system (planned to be the LFK NG, a variant of the IRIS-T AAM) being cancelled in 2011 and its SHORAD (SHOrt Range Air Defense) role was transferred to the German Air Force instead.
 
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Introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]], the FlaRakPz 1 is Germany's preferred vehicle of choice for use against enemy rotary aviation; the missiles don't require a lock to fire like the [[Ozelot]] and [[Gepard 1A2]]'s [[FIM-92 Stinger|Stinger]] MANPADS surface-to-air missiles, and as the vehicle is equipped with an Infra-Red Search and Track radar (IRST), it can discreetly scan and lock enemy aircraft without alerting their RWRs. However, as the missiles have noticeable input delay when pulling in, they often struggle against fixed wing aviation, with even fairly low agility aircraft able to do a corkscrew style manoeuvre only for the Roland SAM to be unable to compensate and miss entirely. The missiles also have minimal penetrative capabilities against armour, unlike the dual-purpose MIM146 of the [[ADATS]], and if your missile is still airborne you are forced to wait out the flight duration or wait for the missile to detonate to start reloading. Overall, while the FlaRakPz 1 certainly has a niche, it's sadly held back by the very niche filling role it has due to a lack of flexibility against enemy targets.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The FlaRakPz 1 is powered by a {{Annotation|MTU|Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH}} MB 833 Ea-500 that produces 441 kW (600 hp) at 2,200 RPM.
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The FlaRakPz1 is powered by a {{Annotation|MTU|Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH}} MB 833 Ea-500 that produces 441 kW (600 hp) at 2200 rpm.
  
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
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! colspan="5" | [[Roland|Roland SAM]] (x2) || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="5" | [[Roland|Roland SAM]] (x2) || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! Mode !! Capacity (Belt) !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 
! Mode !! Capacity (Belt) !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
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| rowspan="2" | 10 (2) || rowspan="2" | -10°/+80° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 74.9 || 103.6 || 125.8 || 139.1 || 148.0 || rowspan="2" | 5.00  
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| rowspan="2" | 10 (2) || rowspan="2" | -10°/+80° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 74.9 || 103.6 || 125.8 || 139.1 || 148.0 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
==== Ammunition ====
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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| Roland 1 || SAM || 39 || 39 || 39 || 39 || 39 || 39
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| Roland 3 || SAM || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54 || 54
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Range<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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| Roland 1 || SAM || 500 || 6,300 || 65 || 0 || 0.1 || 4,590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| Roland 3 || SAM || 575 || 8,000 || 77 || 0 || 0.1 || 6,810 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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;Arcade Battles
 
;Arcade Battles
  
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The {{PAGENAME}} does not have any additional armaments to attack other vehicles or protect itself, limiting its offensive ability towards even slightly-armoured targets. Due to this, moving any distance from the spawn point will result in death due to the thin armour and increased visibility, due to vehicle markers, making the {{PAGENAME}} an easy target. Both the Roland 2 and Roland 3 SAMs have a maximum speed of 900 m/s, with payloads of 3.3 kg and 4.45 kg of Composition B respectably, more than enough to deal with the only aircraft type (helicopters) it will encounter in this game mode. Moving alongside allies or waiting in or near spawn areas - where the {{PAGENAME}} has the best view of the sky - will be rewarding as when engaging medium to heavily armoured units, the explosive mass of the missiles will be most useful in destroying or disabling targets, requiring knowledge of vulnerable spots on enemy vehicles to deliver a finishing blow. Due to the large explosive mass of both missiles, it can destroy light targets with overpressure.
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The {{PAGENAME}} does not have any additional armaments to attack other vehicles or protect itself, limiting its offensive ability towards even slightly-armoured targets. Due to this, moving any distance from the spawn point will result in death due to the thin armour and increased visibility, due to vehicle markers, making you an easy target. Both the Roland 1 and Roland 3 SAMs have a maximum speed of 900 m/s, with payloads of 3.3 kg and 4.45 kg of Composition B respectably, more than enough to deal with the only aircraft type (helicopters) it will encounter in this game mode. Moving alongside allies or waiting in or near spawn areas - where you have the best view of the sky - will be rewarding as when engaging medium to heavily armoured units, the explosive mass of the missiles will be most useful in destroying or disabling targets, requiring knowledge of vulnerable spots on enemy vehicles to deliver a killing blow. Due to the large explosive mass of both missiles, it can destroy light targets with overpressure.
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In Realistic Battles, the vehicle's primary purpose is as an anti-aircraft weapon. There is no weapons on the {{PAGENAME}} that can serve as meaningful anti-armour tools (although the Roland 3's 54 mm of penetration can allow creative players to penetrate through light-armour or tank roofs) and the armour may as well be nonexistent. The vehicle is quite mobile however, and so the mobility should be used alongside the {{PAGENAME}}'s excellent radars by getting into optimal positions to search and engage targets.
 
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s battlefield performance is greatly assisted by its SAG MPDR-16 search radar. Able to search targets up to 16 kilometers away in a 360 degree angle, the {{PAGENAME}} can serve as a really good warning indicator to alert teammates of any incoming airborne threats. Accompanying the search radar is the Thomson-CSF Domino 30 tracking radar that allows the {{PAGENAME}} player to begin locking onto targets from 12 kilometers away, which can allow a lot of breathing room for players to first locate the aerial target, track it, then engage once it approaches the Roland missile's firing range (6.3 km on the Roland 2 and 8 km on the Roland 3).
 
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One issue with the above mentioned attack strategy is when encountering an aircraft with a radar-warning receiver (RWR). The {{PAGENAME}}'s searching and tracking function will trigger their RWR, leading them to know a radar-equipped SPAA is present and will perform evasive manoeuvre such as using the terrain to mask itself. To prevent this, the {{PAGENAME}}'s search radar can be configured to use the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) feature, which tracks the enemy by its heat instead of by radar. This benefits by not notifying the enemy that a radar has got it locked, but the IRST feature may produce less accurate tracking than radar.
 
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Once the {{PAGENAME}} has gotten an aerial target locked on by radar or IRST, fire a Roland 2/3 missile once the enemy aircraft has gotten into range. The missile is controlled by "semi-automatic command to line of sight" (SACLOS) which only requires the player to place the crosshair onto target and the missile will head towards the crosshair's center. Pointing directly at an aerial target will only be simple if attacking a hovering helicopter or a jet heading right towards the {{PAGENAME}}, however most of the time when fighting fast-moving jets, the player-controlled crosshair may be able to track the aircraft faster than the missile. This will require the player to lead ahead of the aircraft with the crosshair, keeping an eye on the trailing missile to make sure its tracer is hovering right on top of the aircraft so that once it reaches the aircraft's range, it will detonate and take out or cripple the aircraft.
 
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Note that the Roland missiles can be fired from the {{PAGENAME}} without a radar lock in case of emergencies, however this may require players to work a little harder to keep the {{PAGENAME}}'s turret continually pointing towards the enemy aircraft as the search/track radar does give some assistance in keeping the locked enemy in front of the {{PAGENAME}} turret. That said, the advantage of the {{PAGENAME}}'s ability to fire without a lock means that the enemy aircraft's countermeasures like flares or chaff will not affect the Roland missile flight, keeping the probability of a hit narrowed down to the player's skill and the enemy aircraft's ability to evade.
 
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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* Has Roland 3 missiles as a tier 2 modification, increasing the vehicle's offensive range to 8.5 km
 
* Has Roland 3 missiles as a tier 2 modification, increasing the vehicle's offensive range to 8.5 km
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* Roland 2 and Roland 3 missiles are reactive and manoeuvrable
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* Roland 1 and Roland 3 missiles are reactive and manoeuvrable
 
* Active radar system with a scan range of 15 km
 
* Active radar system with a scan range of 15 km
 
* Slightly higher-than-average max speed (70 km/h)
 
* Slightly higher-than-average max speed (70 km/h)
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* Autoloader with 5-second reload
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* Autoloader with 5 second reload
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* Roland SAMs maintain their top speed up until their respective max range, and do not decelerate like other SAMs
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* Roland SAMs maintain their max speed up untill their respective max range, and do not deccelerate like other SAMs
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Significantly lower missile velocity compared to the ADATS (1,200 m/s) and Stormer HVM (1,400 m/s)
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* Significantly lower missile velocity compared to the ADATS (1200 m/s) and Stormer HVM (1400 m/s)
 
* Only two missiles available before having to reload
 
* Only two missiles available before having to reload
 
* Lack of additional armament for close-range or armoured targets
 
* Lack of additional armament for close-range or armoured targets
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=germ_flarakpz_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=germany&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=spaa&vehicle=germ_flarakpz_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
  
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==

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FlaRakPz 1

Description

The FlaRakPz 1 Roland 2 is a rank German self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy".

General info

Survivability and armour

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull ___ mm ___ mm Top
___ mm Bottom 		___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Turret ___ - ___ mm Turret front
___ mm Gun mantlet 		___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Cupola ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
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Realistic 531 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

The FlaRakPz1 is powered by a MTU MB 833 Ea-500 that produces 441 kW (600 hp) at 2200 rpm.

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Roland
Roland SAM (x2) Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity (Belt) Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 10 (2) -10°/+80° ±180° N/A 74.9 103.6 125.8 139.1 148.0 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Realistic 50.6 59.5 72.3 79.9 85.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Roland 1 SAM 39 39 39 39 39 39
Roland 3 SAM 54 54 54 54 54 54
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Range
(m) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Roland 1 SAM 500 6,300 65 0 0.1 4,590 79° 80° 81°
Roland 3 SAM 575 8,000 77 0 0.1 6,810 79° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
10 __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Usage in battles

Arcade Battles

The FlaRakPz 1 does not have any additional armaments to attack other vehicles or protect itself, limiting its offensive ability towards even slightly-armoured targets. Due to this, moving any distance from the spawn point will result in death due to the thin armour and increased visibility, due to vehicle markers, making you an easy target. Both the Roland 1 and Roland 3 SAMs have a maximum speed of 900 m/s, with payloads of 3.3 kg and 4.45 kg of Composition B respectably, more than enough to deal with the only aircraft type (helicopters) it will encounter in this game mode. Moving alongside allies or waiting in or near spawn areas - where you have the best view of the sky - will be rewarding as when engaging medium to heavily armoured units, the explosive mass of the missiles will be most useful in destroying or disabling targets, requiring knowledge of vulnerable spots on enemy vehicles to deliver a killing blow. Due to the large explosive mass of both missiles, it can destroy light targets with overpressure.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Has Roland 3 missiles as a tier 2 modification, increasing the vehicle's offensive range to 8.5 km
  • Roland 1 and Roland 3 missiles are reactive and manoeuvrable
  • Active radar system with a scan range of 15 km
  • Slightly higher-than-average max speed (70 km/h)
  • Autoloader with 5 second reload
  • Roland SAMs maintain their max speed up untill their respective max range, and do not deccelerate like other SAMs

Cons:

  • Significantly lower missile velocity compared to the ADATS (1200 m/s) and Stormer HVM (1400 m/s)
  • Only two missiles available before having to reload
  • Lack of additional armament for close-range or armoured targets

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins
Videos
German SPAAs discusses the FlaRakPz 1 at 6:15 - War Thunder Official Channel
FlaRakPz 1: Sparking Fun with SAMs - Napalmratte
New anti-air defence discusses the FlaRakPz 1 at 3:44 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Vehicles equipped with the same missile

External links


Germany anti-aircraft vehicles
Wheeled  Sd.Kfz.222
Half-track  Sd.Kfz.251/21 · Sd.Kfz. 6/2
Flakpanzer IV  Wirbelwind · Ostwind · Ostwind II · Kugelblitz · Zerstörer 45
Other Flakpanzers  Flakpanzer I · Flakpanzer 38 · Flakpanzer 341
Wiesel AWC  Wiesel 1A4 · Ozelot
Radar SPAAG  Gepard · Gepard 1A2
Missile SPAA  FlaRakPz 1 · FlaRakRad

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