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FGM- 148 JAVELIN MEDIUM ANTI-ARMOR
SYSTEM (M98A2)
BRIEFING: The Javelin missile is a highly maneuverable fire-and-forget weapon featuring an advanced tandem warhead
capable of defeating advanced battle tanks, including those with
reactive armor at medium range (between 65 and 2,500 meters).
The missile employs a soft launch two-stage motor that reduces
the gunner’s vulnerability to counter fire because of its minimal launch signature and ability to be fired from enclosures
and covered positions. The Command Launch Unit’s Imaging
Infrared system is used to detect targets, including in conditions
of poor visibility and night operations. The round consists of the
missile and the disposable launch-tube assembly.
The missile has two gunner-selectable flight modes. The
Top-Attack mode allows the missile to impact on top of the
target and the Direct-Attack mode (line of sight) allows it
to engage targets that are in a covered position. An elevated
trajectory, combined with tandem, shaped-charge warheads,
optimizes the Javelin’s lethality against modern tanks. The
Javelin is fully fielded within the Marine Corps, with eight systems in each weapons company.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Javelin Joint Venture (Raytheon Missile Systems,
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control)
MK153 MOD 0 SHOULDER-LAUNCHED
MULTIPURPOSE ASSAULT WEAPON (SMAW)
BRIEFING: The Mk153 Mod 0 SMAW weapon system has been
fielded since 1984 and comprises a launcher and a family
of rockets. The SMAW provides an assault team the ability
to accurately engage bunkers and other fortifications, light
armored vehicles and technical targets at close range ( 25 to
250 meters). The rocket family is composed of three variants:
HX05 High Explosive Dual Purpose, HX06 High Explosive
Anti-Armor and HA34 Novel Explosive. The HX05 is capable
of destroying bunkers and fortified structures and the HX06
is capable of destroying lightly armored vehicles and some
tanks. The HA34 was fielded in 2001 to allow clearance of cave
entries and is capable of destroying small buildings.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Nammo Talley Inc.
FIM- 92 STINGER
BRIEFING: The shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget Stinger surface-to-air missile is a passive infrared/negative ultraviolet homing
weapon used by the Marine Corps and is very effective against
high-speed, low-level aircraft such as jet or propeller-driven
aircraft or helicopters and limited capability against unmanned
aerial systems.
LENGTH: ................ 5 feet in the tube
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 75 inches
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 inches (when deployed)
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34. 5 pounds (including launch tube, Gripstock and
battery coolant unit)
RANGE: .................6kilometers
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conventional high-explosive
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
HEAVY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS
M41A4 SABER/M220A3 TOW MISSILE
BRIEFING: The M41A4 Saber system replaces the M220 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Weapon
System that has been the heavy anti-armor weapon system for
the Marine Corps for more than 45 years. The Saber system
includes the M41 Improved Target Acquisition System (TAS),
fielded by the U.S. Army since 1998, a newly integrated Far-Target Locator and the TOW family of missiles. The M41A7
currently is being fielded as an Image Enhancement (IE) to the
M41A4. The IE capabilities include: electronic focus; 2, 4 and
8x zoom; polarity reversal; Enhanced Local Area Processing;
frame integration; electronic image/scene stabilization; and a
D-Zipper effect.
The Saber has significant improvements over the M220,
incorporating a number of features designed to enhance
its combat effectiveness and reliability. The Saber system
will allow Marines to get a better view of the battlefield
with an integrated day/night sight and a second-generation
forward-looking infrared system that doubles the detection, recognition and identification performance ranges
of the M220. The integration of the Position and Attitude
Determination Subsystem, along with the laser capability in
the TAS, allows for the operator to accurately determine a
10-digit grid-to-target coordinate out to 6,500 meters, allowing for surveillance and target location reporting to other
units as well as aid in the ability to conduct indirect fire missions. This system can be employed from the High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected vehicle or a ground mount.
The TOW missile family has a maximum range of 4,500
meters, a maximum weight of 65 pounds and three tactical
variants: TOW-2A, TOW-2B and TOW-BB. The TOW-2A is a
direct-attack (line-of-sight) missile with a tandem-warhead
configuration to provide increased lethality against targets with
reactive armor. The TOW-2B is a fly-over, shoot-down missile
that attacks armored targets from above, firing two explosively
formed penetrators through the top armor plates. The TOW-BB
(Bunker Buster) utilizes a bulk-filled high-explosive warhead
that can breach or destroy concrete walls, earth and timber
bunkers, and technical targets.
MARINE CORPS WEAPONS & VEHICLES
SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILES AND ROCKETS
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