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Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Vulcan_Air_Defense_System_(VADS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:M163_VADS
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:M61_Vulcan_20mm_rotary_cannon
aluminum
gptkbp:category
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:chassis
gptkb:M113_armored_personnel_carrier
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew
4
gptkbp:elevation
-5 to +80 degrees
gptkbp:engine
gptkb:Detroit_Diesel_6V53T
gptkbp:enginePower
215 hp
gptkbp:enteredService
1968
gptkbp:fuelType
360 liters
gptkbp:height
2.52 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
gptkbp:length
5.49 m
gptkbp:magazineCapacity
1,100 rounds
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Ford_Aerospace
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
68 km/h
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkb:Korean_Demilitarized_Zone_incidents
gptkbp:primaryMission
ground support
gptkbp:primaryUse
short-range air defense
gptkbp:range
480 km
1,200 meters
gptkbp:rateOfFire
3,000 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:AN/TWQ-1_Avenger
gptkb:M1097_Avenger
gptkbp:status
retired (U.S. Army)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Avenger_Air_Defense_System
gptkbp:turretTraverse
360 degrees
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Philippine_Army
gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Army
gptkb:Egyptian_Army
gptkbp:weight
12.3 tonnes
gptkbp:width
2.69 m
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:M61_Vulcan_20_mm_cannon
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6