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| EXCLUSIVE: HEUBERG RANGE a 4 pages special ELITE ! | ||
| We start this overview page with new publications in the leading independent magazines: | ||
  
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| Aeronautica gives a fine impression about the Elite exercises 2006 - 2008 | ||
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| Details about the environment... | ||
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| ... the different types of planes mostly seen at Lechfeld ... | ||
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| ... and the electronic warfare. Catch and be caught or avoid it. We show you an overview in pictures | ||
| Article in English by Dutch Aviation Support - below on this page | ||
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| First a small overview of the participating bases of 2008 in the West and South of Germany | ||
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| Heuberg is the range where planes, radar systems, and SAM equipment can be practiced | ||
| Patriot system by Royal Netherlands Airforce | ||
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| Allo systems work with- and against eachother in this hughe electronic warfare exercise | ||
| Truck with blinding camouflage, and installation guided by radar | ||
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| Such as the Dutch Patriot missile system against planes, and plane try to disturb the system | ||
| Right the extremely strong radarsystem | ||
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| The maximum of nations participated, such as here the Turkish Airforce | ||
| Rapier II system | ||
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| Everything can be tested and examined on functionality and skills of the personell | ||
| Turkish team demonstrated the equipment | ||
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| It's too much to show it all, but we try. Here the Hungarian surface to air missile system | ||
| SA-6 Gainful system (Hungary) | ||
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| Besides flares, there is ofcourse no live firing of these missiles, but it can be done virtual | ||
| Gainful system and its operator inside the vehicle | ||
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| Various radar systems are in use, both Eastern and Western technologies. Best of both worlds. | ||
| Gainful radar vehicle (L) and a radar of Russian produce (R) both Hungary | ||
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| Above and below the Czech site with SAM system established in the open field | ||
| SA-6 Gainful system Czech Airforce | ||
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| Priority is to work with the equipment, in times of war the vehicle can be camouflaged well | ||
| SA-6 Gainful system Czech Airforce | ||
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| The Gainful was used by the Czech, Germans and Hungarians | ||
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| Nice overview picture of the complete configuration of the Czech in the field | ||
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| Small inside, but enough space to use the high-tech equiment read all about it in our article | ||
| SA-6 Gainful system radar dish | ||
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| Portable surface to air missile unit Czech Republic | ||
| RBS-70 SAM system | ||
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| Command truck and complete crew of this defense system | ||
| RBS-70 SAM system | ||
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| German HEER Unit 'FLAK' (Flugzeug Abwehr Kanonen Panzer) | ||
| Gepard guns, based on the Leopard I | ||
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| HEER is the landcomponent of the German Armed Forces | ||
| Gepard, all weather capable 'FLAK-Panzer' 35 mm Oerlikon autocannons | ||
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| The Dutch brought a brandnew radar system, purchased but even in factory stade still ! | ||
| Very strong brandnew Ericksson radar system | ||
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| Don't touch, it's made of paperboard and polyester. Only visual deter means | ||
| Fake 'Makebelieve' defense systems | ||
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| Rows of 'guns' can give the impression an area is heavily guarded | ||
| Fake 'Makebelieve' and camp | ||
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| Transport tasks and VIP's and press are taken care off by helicopter | ||
| Sea King - German Navy Kiel | ||
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| Advanced Short Range Air Defense all target missile system in use by several nations | ||
| Asrad Air Defense System | ||
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| Many soldiers have individual tasks in the field | ||
| Latvian (L) and Finnish (R) soldiers at work with their specific tools | ||
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| The Austrian radar system. Same as used by Argentine in the Falklands war | ||
| Skyguard pulse-doppler radar mounted on trailer | ||
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| Next to Patriot there are many other anti-aircraft missile systems | ||
| Left: Mistral rocket launcher - Right: Croutale rocket launcher | ||
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| Various stand alone vehicles were to be seen in action at Heuberg | ||
| L: Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier - R: Radar detecting and positioning system | ||
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| Finnish used target designation radar system and Asrad missile launcher on tank (M) | ||
| L & R: Target Asrad-R Missile unit radar | ||
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| Several hand fired systems, such as the Dutch team, simply to be transported by Jeep | ||
| Dutch renewed Stinger hand fired missile | ||
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| (L) Mostly a gunner and an observer work together (R) This Jeep is a complete command center | ||
| Dutch renewed Stinger hand fired missile | ||
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| High tech receivers, advanced posts, all to catch the 'bad Guys' : The planes. | ||
| German Tornado at 'high speed low pass' to surprise the enemy radar | ||
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| The French used a complex varity of radar systems divided over a large area | ||
| Several French radar systems combined (above / below) | ||
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| It's all about catching, being caught and avoiding being caught by systems... | ||
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| ... This Transall spits flares to avoid contact with surface-to-air missiles ... | ||
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| ... as the 'Stallion' or 'Super jolly green giant' does (below) | ||
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| Photographer Koos Heemskerk nearly waited a day in the cold wind to make this picture ! | ||
| HEER CH-53 launches flares | ||
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| For information all 'in the field' didn't mind to give all kind of information for the article | ||
| L: Officer Kaeffer (organisasion) M: A Spanish soldier R: Cpt. Stransky Hungary | ||
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| Almost an endless row of vehicles, equipment and systems, scroll dosn for the article | ||
| 'Crotale' launcher | The older SA-6 rocket launcher | |
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| Finishing this overview with the Spanish team,participating for the first time at the GBAD range... | ||
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| ... a flight of a Landsberg Transall and a target which is 'leak as a basket'. Well done ! | ||
| Thanks to all who made it possible to show this all to our readers !!! | ||
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