Crotales are also percussion instruments. Crotales (singular crotal from latin crotalum) are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned metal disks, each about 4 in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base. ...

Gunnery crew of the La Motte-Picquet frigate, in front of the Crotale anti-air missile launcher

Crotale launchers aboard the Tourville frigate

Parading on the Champs-Élysées on Bastille Day

Finnish Sisu XA-181 with Crotale launchers

The Thomson CSF Matra Crotale EDIR (Ecartométrie Différentielle InfraRouge, InfraRed Differential Ecartometry) is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft. It exists in two versions, a mobile land-based version and a ship-launched one. Image File history File links fr (original): 6 décembre 1999 : Les artilleurs de la frégate La Motte-Picquet devant la rampe de missiles anti-aériens Crotale. ... Image File history File links fr (original): 6 décembre 1999 : Les artilleurs de la frégate La Motte-Picquet devant la rampe de missiles anti-aériens Crotale. ... The La Motte-Picquet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigates of the French Marine Nationale. ... Image File history File links fr (original): Rampe de missiles Crotale sur la frégate Tourville au Havre (juillet 99). ... Image File history File links fr (original): Rampe de missiles Crotale sur la frégate Tourville au Havre (juillet 99). ... The Tourvile is a F67 type large high-sea frigates of the French Marine Nationale specialised in anti-submarine warfare, though it also has anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... Download high resolution version (2088x1372, 519 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2088x1372, 519 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Champs-Elysées (pronounced , literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in the French capital, Paris. ... The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for the 14 July. ... Image File history File links ItO-90. ... Image File history File links ItO-90. ... The Sisu XA-180 is a six-wheeled fully amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... RBS-15 missile launched from a Sisu missile carriage. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ...

The firing system includes the main sensors of the ship, the firing system of the turret, and a central coordination system. The turret holds eight missiles ready for launch in watertight containers. The magazine behind the turret holds 18 missiles. Corbelled corner turrets at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. ...

Currently there are several countries that operate the Crotale missile. The first was South Africa, followed by France, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrein, Finland, Oman and Greece. China developed the HQ-7 SAM system, essentially an improved copy of the Crotale. The Kingdom of Bahrain, or Bahrain, is a borderless country in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). ... The HQ-7 is a Chinese surface to air missile modeled on the Thompson CSF Crotale. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ...

For Saudi Arabia, Thomson-CSF (now Thales[1]) developed a specific version of the Crotale known as "Shahine". The main visible differences are a) the carrier (an AMX 30 armored carrier instead of the non protected classic carrier), and b) a six missile firing unit (instead of four). The purpose of the changes was to allow the Shahine firing and acquisition units to follow and protect the armored units of the Saudi Armed Forces on the battle field. Interestingly, the Shahine units were among the first vehicles to liberate Kuwait City in February 1991. This was widely publicized (but not on purpose) by the NEWSWEEK magazine front cover picture at the time. The Thales Group is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ... Kuwait City Kuwait City (also Al-Kuwait - الكويت), population 305,694 (1998), is the capital of the emirate of Kuwait and part of the Al-Asimah goveronate. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Specifications

• Length 2.89 m
• Diameter 0.15 m
• Wing span 0.54 m
• Launch Weight 84 kg
• Guidance Command Control
• Warhead 15 kg
• Max speed 750 m/s
• Max altitude 5,500 m