ANTI-ARMOR SYSTEMS
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SMAW-D
MAAWS
JAVELIN
TOW
SPIKE-MR
SMAW-D
M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM)
Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon,
Disposable (SMAW-D)
DESCRIPTION
• 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.
MAAWS
M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel
Weapon System (MAAWS)
DESCRIPTION
• 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
JAVELIN
DESCRIPTION
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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 lowrecoil 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
SPECIFICATIONS
TOW
M-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked,
Wire-guided missile (TOW)
DESCRIPTION
• 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.
TOW
SPECIFICATIONS
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 seconds
2B: 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: 1970
Unit Replacement Cost: $180,000
Launching Platforms: Man portable crew of 4, HMMWV, M2/M3 BFV, AH-1 Cobra
TOW
SPIKE-MR (GIL)
DESCRIPTION
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
SPECIFICATIONS
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 FAMILY
Designation
Max.
Range
Application
SPIKE-SR
800m
Infantry
SPIKE-MR
(Gill)
2,500m
Infantry and Special Forces
SPIKE-LR
4,000m
Infantry, Light Combat
Vehicles
SPIKE-ER
(NTD)
8,000m
Infantry, LCV, Helicopters
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