The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium, is an American-made portable anti-tank missile system in service since 1996, and continuously upgraded. Its fire-and-forget design uses automatic infrared guidance that allows the user to seek cover immediately after launch, in contrast to wire-guided system.
source/image(PrtSc): Mscope
The Javelin’s high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead can defeat modern tanks by top attack, hitting them from above, where their armor is thinnest, and is also useful against fortifications in a direct attack flight. Watch the video from Mscope for full info:
Both the gunner and the ammunition bearer carry the Launch Tube Assembly, a disposable tube that houses the missile and protects the missile from harsh environments. The tube has built-in electronics and a locking hinge system that makes attachment and detachment of the missile to and from the Command Launch Unit a quick and simple process.
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The Javelin missile’s tandem warhead is a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type.[10] This round utilizes an explosive shaped charge to create a stream of superplastically deformed metal formed from trumpet-shaped metallic liners. The result is a narrow high velocity particle stream that can penetrate armor../wikipedia
