Welcome everyone…

please read to the end as there is lots of important info
It's been a long time since I last uploaded any aircraft to the SimplePlanes website (1.2 years), but now, I'm back.

About

Operation GLAD (Ground Launched Air Defense) is a competition which will reward the winner with much more than numerous upvotes of commendation. The winner (and possibly other creators) may be accepted instantly into Project Molten Candle

The information on PMC hasn’t been released yet, but will be before February.

The Challenge…

The Challenge itself will be to create a method of Ground launched defense against airborne threats, there will be some categories of systems which need vehicles built specifically for the intended purpose.
please note that all weapons systems will need to be capable of
travelling with a convoy and quick to begin use

Categories

1- Self-Propelled-Anti-Aircraft System
2- Vehicular/Container Launched UCAV
3- Highly-mobile, Anti-Aircraft, Proximity fuze, Howitzer (or Artillery) System
4- All-terrain, Mission-Adaptive, Experimental-Surface-To-Air-Missile System
5- Vehicular/Container disguised Anti-Aircraft and/or Anti-Missile System

1- Self-Propelled-Anti-Aircraft System

SPAAs are weapons designed to destroy airborne threats, but still be mobile like a tank. SPAAs usually are based off of a current tank hull and mounted with turrets designed to clear the skies.

SPAAs in this challenge will need to be able to use without any other vehicles assisting, terrain-adaptive, and highly advanced.
SPAAs will need either SAMs or Cannons. If your SPAA has Missiles, you can either have all exposed and fire-ready (like the Pantsir-S1), or have less missiles fire-ready, but more inside the vehicle (like the FlaRakRad). However, if you choose to have missiles stowed inside, you will need to have a system that reloads missiles with the press of a button or automatically.
SPAAs can have either tracks or wheels

2- Vehicular/Container Launched UCAV

These types of air defense weapons are not common (at least not outside Erusea), and that's why this is a part of the challenge.

Not much can be said here apart from this: These will be Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles which are folded into containers which open up and deploy them. UCAVs will need either 4 missiles minimum stored internally and/or a cannon/machine gun with 200 rounds minimum.
The higher the quality of the deploying mechanism, the higher your Points Score.
UCAV launchers will also need to be capable of being mounted on trucks and for placement in cargo ports.

3- Highly-mobile, Anti-Aircraft, Proximity fuze, Howitzer (or Artillery) System

What we’re looking for here is mainly a long vehicle (like a truck with a flatbed), with a large calibre cannon mounted onto the flat side of the vehicle. It must include proximity fuse shells and have medium traverse and elevation mobility, (do not make it so that the cannon can rotate more than 70 degrees horizontally).
A ‘control-home’ must be placed somewhere on the vehicle. Remember recoil exists, so don’t put something behind the cannon breach.
More points will be rewarded for those who add realism to the cannon physics (such as a moving breach when firing)

4- All-terrain, Mission-Adaptive, Experimental-Surface-To-Air-Missile System

XSAMs are advanced/experimental Surface-to-Air systems, designed to use cutting-edge technology to bring down aerial threats as efficiently as possible.
XSAMs can either be full vehicle units, or small attachable (to vehicles) missile systems.
These systems must be capable of use in all-terrains and be adaptive to mission scenarios.

5- Vehicular/Container disguised Anti-Aircraft or Anti-Missile System

Like the container UCAVs, these must be Anti-Aircraft or Anti-Missile systems disguised as containers, or storage units on trucks. The container must have a hatch which reveals the System as it rises upward above the container.
Reload animations must be used to reload missile systems

Rules

Must be a successor
ALL MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS ARE NOT TO BE POSTED ARMED WITH MISSILES, HOWEVER, MISSILE TUBES MUST BE ADDED.
Why might I say this???
Because a certain type of missile will be added to the crafts

You are not allowed to base your design of current missile systems, but you can get inspiration, just don't build an exact copy of an ADATS with a 30 mm and call it ‘Boom Boom, this is not based on an ADATS’, you will be disqualified.
You will also be disqualified if you copy other players' builds.
Maximum of 3 entries per person, however I would prefer if you just focus on one as the builds that win will need to be maximum quality.
if less than 10 entries are submitted, less upvotes will be rewarded

Points

There will not be an exact scoring system, it will depend on the quality of the build and systems placed. However, 2-3 upvotes will be given to each participant (where possible)

1st Place - 25-30 upvotes
2nd Place - 21-25 upvotes
3rd Place - 21-15 upvotes

As stated earlier, winners may be given the opportunity to join PMC instantly.

Before you go...

Please spread the word and enjoy this challenge, I really need people and vehicles to join PMC and PMC will be something you won’t want to not be in! There are 5 spots open for this, try to get in if you can.

Entries and challenge close in 6 months, ill release more information as the deadline come closer (so use the 6 months wisely).