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Gun-launched missiles, a subset of cannon-launched guided projectiles, are usually anti-tank guided missiles that are fired from tank guns, and sometimes have a claimed limited anti-helicopter capability.
- United States of America (1975) Main Battle Tank – 526 Built
- Development
- Turret
- Armament
- Service and Failure
- Starship?
In the middle of the Cold War, there was some debate regarding the main tank weapon of the future, largely focused on conventional kinetic energy rounds (cannon shell) versus missiles. In 1966, in an effort to utilize both capabilities, General Dynamics Land Systems designed a new low profile turret, equipped with a 152mm Gun/Missile Launch system ...
The M60A2 was designed as a stop-gap vehicle until the joint US-German MBT-70 project was ready for service. This project was intended to provide both the United States and German militaries with one Main Battle Tank. It would use the same Gun/Launcher weapon as the A2 and later in the M551 Sheridan. The United States ordered the M60A2 in 1971, how...
The M60A2 featured a unique Gun/Launcher mounted in a new, low profile “space age” turret. It consisted of a large disk with a narrow channel in the center. Each crew member in the turret had their own hatch, a rare feature in tanks. As a result, each crew member was effectively isolated from one another with the gunner and loader separated by Shil...
The main feature of the A2 turret, is its main armament, the M162 Rifled 152 mm Gun/Launcher, a weapon similar to the M81E1 found on the M551 Sheridan Light Tank. As mentioned previously, it was capable of firing both HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) and HE (High-Explosive) rounds or launch the MGM-51 Shillelagh ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided-Missiles). Lo...
In total, around 520 M60A2s were built, with service in the US Army and the US Marine Corps. A study by the US Army, proposed the M60A2 operate in an “overwatch” role, in support of more traditionally armed tanks, and provide long-range anti-tank support capability from the rear. The A2 had a short service life succumbing to the same failings of Sh...
The M60A2 is frequently referred to as the “Starship”. However, there is no official use of the name in any documentation, at least dated to when the vehicle was in service. It may well be a post-service name. It is widely believed that it bears this name due to either its highly sophisticated technology (for its time) or the non-traditional appear...
Mar 17, 2023 · The tank can carry up to 14 TOW missiles from a mounted launcher. The M1A2 Abrams has formidable firepower and munitions capabilities, allowing it to engage and destroy a wide range of enemy targets on the battlefiel d.
It was supposed to be capable of both air defense and anti-tank purposes with the ADATS MIM-146 missiles which was a dual purpose ATGM/SAM. The proposal never saw consideration and was never developed further.
- 9 ft 5.6 in (2.885 m)
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The Ford MGM-51 Shillelagh was an American anti-tank guided missile designed to be launched from a conventional gun (cannon). It was originally intended to be the medium-range portion of a short, medium, and long-range system for armored fighting vehicles in the 1960s and '70s to defeat future armor without an excessively large gun.
In the 1960s, anti-tank guided missile technology was seen as a way to get the tank-killing power of a bigger gun without needing the heavy, sturdy breech mechanism or long barrel of a typical cannon.
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Mar 23, 2020 · This system can defeat recoilless rifles, weapons similar to the US-fielded TOW missile, and top-attack missiles like the Javelin—although the TOW 2B Aero variant with Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 3a missiles can deploy countermeasures to prevent Trophy from engaging by jamming the radar.
