FlaRakPz 1

FlaRakPz 1

Gepard 1A2

◊Osa-AK

FlaRakPz 1

Gepard 1A2

◊Osa-AK

Germany

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	10.3	10.3

Class:

SPAA

Research:300 000

Purchase:830 000

Description

The FlaRakPz 1 Roland 2 is a rank VII German self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB) and 10.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

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Usage in battles

Arcade Battles

The FlaRakPz 1 in Arcade battles is generally very simple. It does not have any secondary weapons such as an autocannon or machinegun which essentially bounds it to stay in the spawn point for the rest of the battle unless taken down. The missiles have very good explosive power however they arent very fast so they arent very good in dealing with fast and mobile targets such as jets or planes. On the other hand, in Arcade Battles this problem does not exist at the rank in which it will serve, as it will only see helicopters which are much slower and less nimble than planes are, essentially the perfect targets for the FlaRakPz. Unfortunately, other SPAA of its rank can easily do the same thing if not better than this vehicle, especially the Tungushka with its 8 missiles and quad 30 mm cannons. With only missiles in hand, this tank should never engage enemy vehicles at all unless they are aerial targets, instead seek to play close allies or in the spawn or in open areas where you can have the best view of the skies in the map.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has access to the ground-to-air Roland missiles
• The missiles are very manoeuvrable
• Good mobility and armour for an anti-aircraft vehicle
• Can shoot down planes and choppers from very long range

Cons:

• No extra cannon or machine gun
• Compared to other nations, the missiles are a slower
• The missiles cannot be used to destroy tanks
• Can only fire 2 missiles before it needs to reload
• Lack of cannon makes shooting planes at close range very difficult

History

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See also

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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