RSS

BGM-71 TOW

Weapon information
A TOW missile being fired from an M151 MUTT.
Name	BGM-71 TOW
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1970 � present
Used by	See users
Production history
Designer	Hughes Aircraft Company
Designed	1963 � 1968
Specifications
Length	1.16 � 1.17 m (probe folded) 1.41 � 1.51 m (probe extended)
Diameter	0.152 m
Filling weight	3.9 � 5.9 kg
Wingspan	0.46 m
Operational range	up to 3,750 m
Guidance system	Optically-tracked, wire-guided

Home | Weapon | BGM-71 TOW

The BGM-71 TOW is an anti-tank missile. "BGM" is a weapon classification that stands for "Multiple Environment (B), Surface-Attack (G), Missile (M)". "TOW" is an acronym that stands for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile". The TOW was first produced in 1970 and is one of the two most widely used anti-tank guided missiles in the world.

Warning: simplexml_load_file(http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/-/BGM-71/TOW?orderby=viewCount&max-results=10) [function.simplexml-load-file]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 410 Gone in /home/askbio/public_html/index_bio.php on line 257

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/-/BGM-71/TOW?orderby=viewCount&max-results=10" in /home/askbio/public_html/index_bio.php on line 257

Fatal error: Call to a member function children() on a non-object in /home/askbio/public_html/index_bio.php on line 260