At the TADTE-2025 exhibition held in Taipei, the "Academia Sinica" of Taiwan introduced a pickup rocket system, mainly used to counter low-altitude close-range drones and small surface targets along the coast. The system consists of an electro-optical observation and targeting system and six 7-barrel 70mm rocket launchers. The electro-optical observation and targeting system includes an optical camera, thermal imager, and laser rangefinder. After detecting and locking onto the target, the fire control computer calculates the trajectory data and receives external target indications for shooting or shoots according to external guidance information when necessary. However, this system cannot fire while moving; it can only fire when stopped.
The 70mm rocket rounds used by the system are equipped with various types of warheads: high explosive, pre-formed steel ball fragmentation, and acoustic blast warheads. Among them, the acoustic blast warhead "can cause short-term overpressure strikes on fragile targets that cannot withstand sudden pulses." The operators of the system focus on precise target identification, aiming, and controlling the rate of fire, rather than complex firing procedures, because the firing procedures are mainly carried out in automatic mode.
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