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[29] [30] During the battle for the city of Kontum, the TOW missile had proven to be a significant weapon in disrupting PAVN tank attacks within the region. By the end of May, BGM-71 TOW missiles had accumulated 24 confirmed kills of both PT-76 light and T-54 main battle tanks. [29] [30]
For example the 150 mm diameter warhead of the newer BGM-71 TOW (TOW 2) reaches a peak penetration of ~1000 mm RHA at 6.5x diameter (~1 m) and is down to ~500 mm RHA penetration at 19x diameter (~2.8 m). An important factor in the penetration performance of a HEAT round is the diameter of the warhead.
Missile components A Javelin fired by a U.S. soldier in Jordan during Eager Lion, 2019. The Javelin missile's tandem warhead is a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type. [11] This round utilizes an explosive shaped charge to create a stream of superplastically deformed metal, formed from trumpet-shaped metallic liners. The result is a narrow high ...
Missile Guidance Speed Image FGM-148 Javelin: Infrared homing: Mach 0.32: BGM-71 TOW: Wire-guided: Mach 0.8: BGM-109 Tomahawk: Global Positioning System aided TERCOM: Mach 0.7: RGM-84 Harpoon: Active radar homing: Mach 0.7: MGM-140 ATACMS: GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance Mach 3 LRHW-Mach 17
A LAV-AT with the 901A1 TOW-2 in 1997. LAV-AT (Anti-Tank) LAV fitted with an Emerson 901A1 TOW-2 anti-tank guided missile launcher, the same turret that was fitted on the M901 ITV. It is also armed with a pintle-mounted M240E1 or M240B general-purpose machine gun. It carries a total of 16 TOW missiles and 1,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition LAV-ATM
BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile Elevation, main gun +59° −9°, M2 +57° −9°, M2A1 +57° −9° Traverse rate 6 seconds/360° Elevation rate 60°/second Main gun ammo 900 rounds, 5 TOW or Dragon missiles + 2 in launcher 900 rounds, 5 TOW 2 or Dragon missiles + 2 in launcher 900 rounds, 5 missiles (incl. TOW 2 & up to 2 Javelin) + 2 in launcher
A complete M220-series TOW weapon system stowed and strapped in fixed mounting brackets. The day sight tracker and night sight (AN/TAS-4 [1] or AN/TAS-4a) are mounted in a ready state at the head of the turret. The missile guidance system is also connected at the base of the turret. M243 smoke grenade launchers.
Missile round: 14 kg (30 lb 14 oz) ... Upgrade of 60 Wiesel 1 TOW that were equipped with the BGM-71 TOW missile to a new standard which integrates the MELLS missile ...