LS 25 Patria ItO 90M Finn Army Military V1.0.0.0
Military and Technical Summary: Patria_ITO90_FinnArmy
Military Summary (Doctrine and Tactical Role)
Tactical Designation: ITO 90 (Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90 — Surface-to-Air Missile in Finnish), integrated on the Patria Pasi XA-181 (6×6) armored chassis.
Primary Operator: Finnish Army (Maavoimat).
Operational Role: All-weather Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) system.
Primary Mission: Protect mobile mechanized units, command posts, and critical infrastructure against attack helicopters, low-altitude aircraft, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Tactical Capability: Thanks to its self-propelled 6×6 chassis, it provides high cross-country mobility and armor protection against shrapnel and small arms fire, enabling rapid deployment and relocate capabilities (shoot-and-scoot).
Technical Summary (Hardware Specifications)
Weapon System (Crotale NG)
Missiles: VT-1 missiles ready to fire in the turret pod.
Missile Speed: Speeds exceeding Mach three.
Effective Range: Multi-kilometer range and altitude coverage.
Guidance and Warhead: Command line-of-sight (CLOS) guidance via radio command and optronic/laser tracking. High-explosive fragmentation warhead with a proximity fuze.
Sensors and Electronic Integration
Surveillance Radar: S-band 3D Doppler radar for air surveillance.
Tracking Radar: Ku-band radar for continuous target tracking and guidance.
Optronic Suite: Thermal night-vision camera, daytime TV camera, and laser rangefinder integrated into the main turret to operate under heavy electronic countermeasures (ECM).
Chassis and Mobility (Patria Pasi XA-181)
Drivetrain: Six-by-six all-wheel drive.
Engine: High-power diesel (Valmet/Sisu).
Protection: Welded steel armor hull.
Crew: Commander, System Operator/Gunner, Driver.
Component Hierarchy for 3D Modeling / Simulation
Component (Node) — Description and Rigging Functions
Chasis_Base: Patria XA-181 chassis geometry, suspension physics, drive wheels, and protective side skirts.
Torre_ITO90: Continuous 360-degree azimuth rotation (Turret_Yaw).
Módulo_Misiles: Vertical pitch movement of the launcher pod (Pod_Pitch) containing VT-1 missile canisters.
Plato_Radar: Independent rotation animation for the air surveillance radar dish.
