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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 velocity particle stream that can penetrate armor.
It is designed to complement the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile. The Predator had a longer range and was more powerful than the AT4 that it was designed to replace, but had a shorter range than the Javelin. The missile system received the FGM-172 designation from the United States Department of Defense in 2006.
An RPG-29 and its PG-29V rocket with a tandem-charge warhead The self-guided FGM-148 Javelin missile has a tandem-charge warhead. Tandem charges are effective against reactive armour , which is designed to protect an armoured vehicle (mostly tanks) against anti-tank munitions. [ 1 ]
It was phased out of U.S. military service in 2001, in favor of the newer FGM-148 Javelin system. [9] The M47 Dragon uses a wire-guidance system in concert with a high explosive anti-tank warhead and was capable of defeating armored vehicles, fortified bunkers, main battle tanks, and other hardened targets.
RShG-2 "Agleni-2", or 6G31 NPO Bazalt Russia Disposable 2003 72.5 mm Evolution to the RPG-26, using a larger warhead, and a derivative of the TBG-7V thermobaric rocket for the RPG-7 [13] Alcotán-100 (M2) Instalaza SA Spain Fire unit resuable, tube disposable 1998 100 mm Variants [14] ALCOTAN-AT (M2) munition: Anti-tank behind ERA
Last week, just before America broke for the long weekend, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced (link opens a PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make a "foreign military ...
A tracking system in the launcher's optics compared the location of the missile to the line-of-sight and sent it commands over a radio link to guide it. This version entered service in 1984, and was later known as Javelin GL. Further upgrades to the missile added a fully automatic guidance system to produce the Javelin S-15.
The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army.This article lists sites in the United States, most responsible to Army Air Defense Command; however, the Army also deployed Nike missiles to Europe as part of the NATO alliance, with sites being operated by both American and European military forces.