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TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC, offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly improved semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) that could also be equipped with infrared cameras for night time use.
The BGM-71H is also know as the "bunker buster" TOW and it functions very similarly to a standard TOW 2A with the only real difference being the warhead. The BGM-71H has a fragmentation warhead which weighs 3.2kg and has the ability to penetrate up to 200mm of double reinforced concrete.
In more complex terms: as OP mentioned, the BGM-71 TOW uses an infrared tracker on the back of the missile to assist with guiding it to the target. An example of countering that would be a system that emits IR light in a similar-ish wavelength to ATGM frequencies, effectively blinding the launcher and preventing it from accurately “seeing ...
The second phase of the warhead improvement programme, the BGM-71 D TOW-2 missile, was introduced in 1983 with a heavier 152 mm calibre copper lined warhead, a 345 mm long telescopic nose probe, improved and countermeasures hardened digital guidance and a new propulsion system.
The BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked and Wire-guided) missiles are designed to accurately destroy armored vehicles, fortifications and bunkers from safe ranges. Raytheon has produced more than 600,000 TOW missiles over the last 30 years for more than 40 international armed forces around the globe.
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The BGM-71 TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked and Wire-guided) missiles are designed to accurately destroy armored vehicles, fortifications and bunkers from safe ranges. Raytheon has produced more than 600,000 TOW missiles over the last 30 years for more than 40 international armed forces around the globe.
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Mar 15, 2022 · The BGM-71 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) heavy anti-tank missile weapon system is produced by Raytheon Systems. The weapon system is used in anti-armour, anti-bunker, anti-fortification and anti-amphibious landing roles.
