Swingfire was a British wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993. The name refers to its ability to make...
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The FV438 Swingfire was an armoured anti-tank vehicle of the British Army. It was derived from the FV430 series of vehicles by converting the FV432 to...
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the CVR(T) family and served in the British Army. FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire-guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR(T) family. The...
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Vickers Vigilant with a new and highly maneuverable missile to produce Swingfire. The goal was to allow the launcher to remain completely undercover while...
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the British. 1960 3M6 Shmel enters service in the Soviet Union. 1960 Swingfire enters service in the United Kingdom. 1963 9M14 Malyutka enters service...
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CVR(T) FV101: Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicle FV102: Striker five Swingfire missile launcher FV103: Spartan armoured personnel carrier FV104: Samaritan...
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driver, gunner and commander. The anti–armour capability would be met by a Swingfire missile system (then under development) mounted at the rear. The design...
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(designated FV438) with two Swingfire ATGM launchers that were reloaded from an internal magazine of 10 missiles. Swingfire was a command line of sight...
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already decided that their ultimate weapon for this role would be the Swingfire, but it would not be available until 1966 at the earliest. An order for...
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including those with varying equipment, turret or no turret and armed with Swingfire anti-tank missiles. Including all the marks and experimental variants...
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launched anti-tank missile) Cirit (70mm anti-armor missile) Malkara NLAW Swingfire Brimstone (air-launched) Vickers Vigilant M47 Dragon (no longer in service)...
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missile AT-1 Snapper AT-3 Sagger Vickers Vigilant Saab Rb 05 SSM-A-23 Dart Swingfire (early models) Iyer, N. R. (1995). "Recent Advances in Antitank Guided...
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anti tank missile launchers with 630 missiles Bofors AT4CS light ATRL Swingfire anti tank missile 400x 9M133 Kornet with 5000 anti tank missiles on order...
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FV432 with integral buoyancy and other waterjets - prototyped only. FV438 Swingfire - guided missile launcher FV439 Signals vehicle - many variants FV430...
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emitters such as "Shtora-1" on the T-90a. Examples Wire-guided: HOT, MILAN, Swingfire, AT-4 Spigot, AT-5 Spandrel, M47 Dragon, AT-7 Saxhorn, BGM-71 TOW, Bumbar...
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Soviet ATGM launchers based on the BRDM scout car, the British FV438 Swingfire and FV102 Striker and the German Raketenjagdpanzer series built on the...
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been used as a resupply vehicle for the FV102 Striker, carrying extra Swingfire missiles. The FV103 has a combat weight of 10,670 kilograms (23,520 lb)...
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cupola to take the Chieftain vision devices. Provision for fitting four Swingfire wire-controlled anti-tank missiles (intended as a response to weapons...
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engaging armoured targets at greater stand-off ranges than the retired Swingfire anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) mounted on the FV102 Striker tracked armoured...
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being replaced in the 1970s by the Ferret armoured car Mk 5 equipped with Swingfire missiles. It was also operated by a squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment...
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tracker-control unit from the French/German MILAN; and the missile from the UK Swingfire. There are numerous improved models following the original HJ-8, designated...
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requirement. Javelin entered UK service in 2005, replacing the MILAN and Swingfire systems. United States: Although not officially reported, budget records...
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Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes Anti-tank missiles Swingfire Anti-tank missile United Kingdom 100 in stock. Recoilless rifles M40 Recoilless...
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and 1980s, including the SNEB rocket, the proposed Hawkswing version of Swingfire, and ultimately the BL.755 cluster bomb. There were some alternatives...
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FV432 Humber Pig FV102 Striker tracked anti-tank missile carrier FV438 Swingfire tracked anti-tank missile carrier Humber Hornet air-deployable wheeled...
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missile SPEAR "Selective Precision Effects At Range" Starburst Starstreak Swingfire antitank missile Thunderbird Tigercat UB.109T cruise missile (cancelled)...
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Shadow Strela-1 (SA-9 Gaskin) Strela-2 (SA-7/SA-N-5 Grail) Super 530 Swingfire Taimur (Pakistani ICBM) Taurus THAAD Terne ASW Temp (popular name for...
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ATGM launchers based on the BRDM reconnaissance car, the British FV438 Swingfire and FV102 Striker and the German Raketenjagdpanzer series built on the...
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States MILAN II France 345 units Wire-guided anti-armor missile system Swingfire United Kingdom Egypt 260+ units Wire-guided anti-armor missile system...
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BAC Sea Wolf missile naval/shipborne-guided surface-to-air missile BAC Swingfire anti-tank missile BAC/Vickers Vigilant wire-guided anti-tank missile In...
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