M48 Chaparral
In Team Yankee[edit]
USA[edit]
The Chaparral is the only long-range anti-air missile system available to the United States in Team Yankee.
While worse than the other two SAM units in NATO, the Tracked Rapier and the Roland Flak Batterie, at least its better than nothing right? The MIM 72 Sidewinder missile has a range of 72 inches which is enough to cover your entire force, your friends force, and the force of the player on the next table over.
One down side is that, despite having IRL armor comparable to the other NATO anti-air missile carriers, the Chaparral lacks an armor value, instead relying on the standard save. Maybe the crew just likes rolling around with the ragtop down, who the heck knows. This means that the M48 is very vulnerable to enemy machine guns and small arms fire. A squad with FALs or AKs have a very real chance of blowing your Chapperals off the board in one turn. To make matters worse, the Chaparral lacks the .50 cal that practically every other US vehicle has, so the M48 can't even defend itself against infantry attacks.
Nevertheless, the Chaparral serves a key role in the US air defense net. With abundant access to anti-helicopter weapons in your list, the Chaparral could be seen as the last line of defense for filling any holes left unguarded by a Vulcan or a York.
At 2 points per vehicle in a platoon of 2 or 4.
Israel[edit]
IRL[edit]
The Chaparral was the only truly mobile weapon of this class ever fielded by the US military. It was meant as a stop gap after the cancellation of MIM 46 Mauler SAM forcing the rush development of the Chaparral and M163 VADS to cover the gap. Compared to all its contemporary peers (including the FIM-92 Stinger) the Chaparral was hilariously crude, being little more than a mobile missile rack that relied entirely on the tracking and guidance systems of the Sidewinder missile. All units were removed from service in 1994 and the unit never saw combat service. A navalized version of the launcher turret was sold to Taiwanese navy.
| US Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M1 Abrams - M60 Patton - M551 Sheridan - RDF/LT |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - UH-1 Huey - AAVP7 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle - Pickup Trucks |
| Troops: | US Mech Platoon - Marine Rifle Platoon - Huey Rifle Platoon - HMMWV Machine Gun Platoon - Light Motor Infantry Platoon - Irregular Militia Group |
| Artillery: | M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier - M109 Howitzer - LAV-M - M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - M48 Chaparral - M247 Sergeant York - HMMWV SAM |
| Tank Hunters: | M901 ITV - HMMWV-TOW - LAV-AT |
| Recon: | M113 FIST- M113 Scout Section - HMMWV Scout Section - LAV-25 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| Aircraft: | A-10 Warthog - AV-8 Harrier - AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter |
| Israeli Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | Merkava - M60 Patton |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Troops: | IDF Infantry Platoon |
| Artillery: | M109 Howitzer -M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier -M125 Mortar Carrier |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - ZSU 23-4 Shilka - M48 Chaparral - Redeye SAM Platoon |
| Tank Hunters: | Pereh - M150 TOW - Jeep TOW |
| Recon: | M113 Recce - Jeep Recce |
| Aircraft: | AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - A4 Skyhawk |