ANTI-ARMOR SYSTEMSANTI-ARMOR SYSTEMS

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• SMAW-DSMAW-D• MAAWSMAAWS• JAVELINJAVELIN• TOWTOW• SPIKE-MRSPIKE-MR

SMAW-DSMAW-DM141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM)

Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon, Disposable (SMAW-D)

• SMAW-D provides massive target over-match effects against field fortifications, urban structures, brick masonry, and lightly armored vehicles.

• Weighs 15.7 pounds and is 32 inches in length. • Effective ranges of 15-500 meters. • Includes a night sight mounting fixture.• Transported by one soldier, and is airdrop certified • On soft targets, the fuze delays warhead detonation until

the rocket has buried deep into the target. Hard targets cause the fuze to detonate immediately.

• Breaches 8-inch reinforced concrete and 12-inch triple brick walls.

DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS)

MAAWSMAAWS

• Description: A shoulder-fired, air jumpable, and swimmable system. An 84mm non-developmental item (NDI) recoilless rifle system consisting of: – M3 Carl Gustav reusable launcher compatible with current standard

optical devices. – High explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round. – High explosive dual purpose (HEDP) round. – High explosive (HE) round for anti-personnel use. – Smoke round. – Illumination round. – Full and subcaliber training systems.

• The M3 Rifle weighs approximately 25 pounds and is 42 inches in length. The ammunition weighs between 7 to 10 pounds.

• The effective range depending on the ammunition type varies from 200 to 1300 meters.

• There is a Picatinny Fire Control Device (PFCD) used as a mount for optical/night sights to address trajectory differences between HEAT, HE, and HEDP rounds.

• System fielded with U.S. Army Special Operations Command since 1990.

• Contractor: Bofors Weapons Systems; Sweden

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JAVELINJAVELIN

• The Javelin is a manportable, fire-and-forget, antitank missile employed by dismounted infantry to defeat current and future threat armored combat vehicles.

• A soft launch ejects the missile from the launch tube to give a low- recoil shoulder launch. The soft launch enables firing from

inside buildings or covered positions. • The weapon has two attack modes, direct or top attack. Direct

attack mode to engage covered targets, bunkers, buildings and helicopters. Top attack mode is selected against tanks.

• Launched at an 18° elevation angle to reach a peak altitude of 150m in top attack mode and 50m in direct fire mode.

• Javelin has been selected by UK, Taiwan, Lithuania, Jordan, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, Canada, and the Czech Republic.

• Javelin is intended to replace the Dragon system in the Army

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SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS

TOWTOWM-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked,

Wire-guided missile (TOW)

• Introduced for service in the US Army in 1970 • Most widely distributed anti-tank guided missile in the

world with over 500,000 built and in service in the U.S. and 36 other countries. Iran may have obtained 1,750 or more.

• The range of the TOW missile is nearly 4 kilometers (3750m) and the missile will reach a speed of almost Mach 1 (761 mph) on its way to the target.

• This weapon is capable of penetrating more than 30 inches of armor, destroying any armored vehicle in existence today.

DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

Primary function: Guided missile weapon system. Manufacturer: Hughes (missiles); Hughes and Kollsman (night sights); Electro Design

Mfg. (launchers)Size:

TOW 2A Missile: Diameter: 5.87 inches (14.91 cm) Length: 50.40 inches (128.02 cm)TOW 2B Missile: Diameter: 5.8 inches (14.9 centimeters) Length: 48.0 inches (121.9 centimeters)

Warhead weight 12.4 kg Maximum effective range: 2.33 miles (3.75 kilometers)Armor penetration: T-80 + / 800+ mm [>700 mm]Time of flight to maximum effective range:

2A: 20 seconds2B: 21 seconds

Weight:Launcher w/TOW 2 Mods: 204.6 pounds (92.89 kilograms)Missile Guidance Set: 52.8 pounds (23.97 kilograms)

Introduction date: 1970Unit Replacement Cost: $180,000Launching Platforms: Man portable crew of 4, HMMWV, M2/M3 BFV, AH-1 Cobra

TOW TOW SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS

TOWTOW

SPIKE-MR (GIL)SPIKE-MR (GIL)

DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

The SPIKE-MR is a lightweight, man-portable, Fire and Forget, multi-purpose missile system with a range of up to 2,500 meters and an optional Fire, Observe and Update mode of operation.

Length: 1.2m in the container Warhead: double type HEAT in tandem, a diameter of

110mm, and can penetrate homogeneous shield of 800mm.

Maximum range: 4km, reduced to 3km at night or in poor weather

Used by Israel, Singapore, Finland, and marketed to the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Germany.

SPIKE SPIKE SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS

Effective range 200 - 2,500 meters

Weight (Missile in canister) 13 kg

Weight (Firing post) 9 kg

Weight (Battery) 1 kg

Weight (Tripod) 3 kg

Total System Weight 26 kg

Operation Fire and Forget Fire,

Observe & Update (optional)

Seeker Electro Optical (CCD, IR or Dual CCD/IIR)

Shelf life 20 years

Wooden round 10 years maintenance free

Ready to fire Less than 30 seconds

Reload time Less than 15 seconds

SPIKE FAMILYSPIKE FAMILY

Designation Max.Range

Application

SPIKE-SR 800m Infantry

SPIKE-MR (Gill)

2,500m Infantry and Special Forces

SPIKE-LR 4,000mInfantry, Light Combat

Vehicles

SPIKE-ER (NTD)

8,000m Infantry, LCV, Helicopters

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