European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Stripes Magazine Chaparral in tracked vehicle can stay with troops offers shield up to 10,000 feet. And the Vulcan the . Army has unveiled its new Low Altitude air defense system a combination mixing the lightning Speed of a combat proved heat seeking missile with the firepower of an Ultra rapid firing Multi barrel 20mm can non. The missile is the Chaparral named for the darting roadrunner of the Dusty Texas Plains in its earlier models it was named the sidewinder and scored solidly in the air War Over Southeast Asia. Now in its 1c ver Sion it has been modified for ground to air launching and the defense experts predict a highly successful career for it in its new role. The Chap arral is carried on a tracked vehicle with four launching Racks plus additional missiles in Handy Racks below. The gunner is in a Turret and uses an optical sight to track the target once locked on the missile is fired and the infrared sensors guide it to the attacker. The Navy which developed the original sidewinder is supplying Chaparral to the army. The More conventional Side of the defense picture is supplied by the Vul can a six barrel Cannon which has been demonstrating its massive punch As the fire aboard the dragon shipsc47s which mount Vulcan Point ing out of the Side of the body and Are used to wipe out enemy concentrations in Vietnam with a temperature of 3,000 rounds per minute. Battalions equipped with the new weapons will be activated in 1968 for world wide deployment. Sam Bauman key to Chaparral is infrared heat seeker guidance system Here getting checkout. Towed version of Vulcan Cannon is on Light weight two wheel Carriage. In self propelled form Vulcan rides on my 13 armoured personnel Carrier. Tuesday october 17, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 11