EADS Trigat LR
Notes:
This is a longer-ranged, heavier warhead version of the Trigat MR,
primarily used as helicopter armament, but also fired from mast-mounted
launchers on vehicles such as the Panther.
The missile is able to make a top attack by climbing above the target or
being launched from above it, then diving downwards.
Budget difficulties are still delaying full deployment of the Trigat LR.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This missile is much rarer than the Trigat MR, not being fielded until
1997.
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
Trigat LR |
(Launcher) Vehicle Only; (Missile) 49 kg |
150mm |
Semi-Active Laser Homing |
2000 |
(Launcher) Vehicle Only; (Missile)
$13098 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Difficulty |
Trigat LR |
4 |
HEAT-T-TA |
400 |
8000 |
C30
B55 |
162C/203C |
ESY |
EADS Trigat MR
Notes: This weapon is a
joint project of France, Germany, and Great Britain.
Belgium and the Netherlands also use the missile.
It is a laser-guided missile with a tandem HEAT warhead.
The missile is prepacked in a container, and the firing post has a
thermal imager. The firing post
electronics are not affected by EMP.
The Trigat can be mounted on a pintle in vehicles and Warrior ICVs.
In a pinch, the Trigat may be fired from Milan firing unit, but range is
then limited to 2000 meters, and the Milan firing unit is not equipped with its
own laser designator as the Trigat MR firing unit is.
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
Trigat MR |
(Launcher) 17 kg; (Missile) 17 kg |
152mm |
Laser Designation |
1150 |
(Launcher) $12130; (Missile) $2161 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Difficulty |
Trigat MR |
2 |
HEAT-T |
50 |
2400 |
C30
B55 |
162C/202C |
ESY |
Euromissile HOT
Notes: HOT is a heavy
antitank missile built by a collaboration of France and Germany.
It is in service with those countries and at least 14 others, and can be
used from tripod, vehicle, and helicopter mounts.
The HOT launcher can fire the HOT-1, the HOT-2 with increased warhead and
penetration, or the HOT-3 with a tandem HEAT top-attack warhead.
HOT is normally a missile fired from vehicular or helicopter launchers;
though a tripod mount exists, it is extremely rare.
The HOT-1 Launcher is a basic launcher with a telescopic sight; HOT-2
launchers add an image intensifier; HOT-3 is very different as the guidance for
a HOT-3 missile is different, and also uses a thermal imager for night vision.
HOT-1 and HOT-2 launchers may use HOT-1 or HOT-2 missiles; a HOT-3
launcher may fire any sort of HOT missile.
Twilight 2000 Notes: HOT-3 is not available.
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
HOT-1 |
(Tripod Launcher) 26.8 kg; (Missile)
23.5 kg |
136mm |
Wire SACLOS |
1250 |
(Launcher) $2335; (HE Missile) $292,
(HEAT Missile) $322 |
HOT-2 |
(Tripod Launcher) 28.8 kg; (Missile)
23.5 kg |
150mm |
Wire SACLOS |
1250 |
(Launcher) $2835; (HE Missile) $304,
(HEAT Missile) $345 |
HOT-3 |
(Tripod Launcher) 39.5 kg; (Missile) |
165mm |
CCD Fire and Forget |
1175 |
(Launcher) $6195; (HE Missile) $2450,
(HEAT-T-TA Missile) $3396 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Difficulty |
HOT-1 |
2 |
HEAT |
75 |
4000 |
C18
B45 |
137C |
AVG |
HOT-1 |
2 |
HE |
75 |
4000 |
C28
B55 |
13C |
AVG |
HOT-2 |
2 |
HEAT |
75 |
4000 |
C26
B50 |
198C |
AVG |
HOT-2 |
2 |
HE |
75 |
4000 |
C39
B65 |
16C |
AVG |
HOT-3 |
3 |
HEAT-T-TA |
75 |
4000 |
C36
B60 |
158C/198C |
ESY |
HOT-3 |
3 |
HE |
75 |
4000 |
C54
B75 |
18C |
ESY |
Euromissile Milan
Notes: Though
Milan is a French acronym, the word Milan
also means “kite” in French and “bird” in German.
Design of the Milan began in 1962, was ready for trials in 1971, and
entered service in 1972. The
initial version was a wire-guided SACLOS missile, aimed by a large unitary
firing post which may be ground or vehicle-mounted; Milan can also be fired from
several models of helicopters.
Though the firing post has no night-vision capability of itself, but a MIRA
thermal imager can be added to it.
Standard sights include a x7 day sight. Initially a French and German
development, the Milan is now license-built by Italy, Spain, Britain, and India,
and used by some 33 countries.
The Milan
missile is packaged as a round of ammunition in a cylindrical container that is
attached directly to the firing post; in most cases, the round of ammunition is
1.2 meters long. The missile fires using an ejection charge that kicks the
missile away before the main rocket charge fires; this charge also kicks the
expended missile tube backwards off of the firing post.
Though quite accurate, range is short and a well-trained operator is
required. The warhead is HEAT;
later developments include progressively more effective warheads, tandem
warheads, and an extended-range motor.
The firing post is able to fire any of the different types of Milan
missiles. Upgrading a Milan 1/2 firing post to the Milan 3 standard is a simple
and inexpensive upgrade. Milan 1 and Milan 2 are basic, direct-action
HEAT-warhead missiles, with Milan 2 having a heavier-caliber warhead that, due
to better technology, is only fractionally heavier than Milan 1.
The Milan 2T has
a pair of warheads (a tandem warhead) to help defeat ERA; the second warhead
fires a few microseconds after the first one does, as the first warhead is
primarily to detonate any ERA in the way.
It is therefore a bit heavier than a standard Milan 2 missile. The Milan
2T uses a long stand-off fuze which carries only a 30mm warhead, and does not
have much penetration by itself. The precursor warhead and its fuze to not
extend until the missile has cleared its launch tube and has traveled its
minimum range, to provide extra protection against a premature detonation.
The Milan 3
system uses a new firing post – it is still wire-guided, but it has a CCD
localizer feature, which provides increased resistance from jamming (such as
present in the various soft-kill APS systems today) and can also provide up to
two seconds of self-guidance if the gunner’s attention strays due to enemy fire
or suchlike. The new firing post
also has a thermal imager built in, which has a range of 7 kilometers. A Milan 3
missile, as such, does not exist – the improvements are in the launcher unit.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Milan 3 firing post was not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
The Italians and Greeks used the Milan, as well as many NATO countries –
and because of this, low-level Milan production took place in the Ukraine (for
Soviet use) and Czechoslovakia. In
addition to most other NATO countries, US Marines in Europe and the Persian Gulf
used small quantities of the Milan.
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
Milan 1 |
(Launcher) 16.4 kg
(Missile) 11.5 kg |
103mm |
Wire SACLOS |
1000 |
(Launcher) $2460
(Missile) $241 |
Milan 2 |
(Launcher) 16.4 kg
(Missile) 11.5 kg |
115mm |
Wire SACLOS |
1000 |
(Launcher) $2460
(Missile) $243 |
Milan 2T |
(Launcher) 16.4 kg; (Missile) 11.7 kg |
117mm |
Wire SACLOS |
1000 |
(Launcher) $2460
(Missile) $274 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Difficulty |
Milan 1 |
2 |
HEAT |
400 |
2000 |
C11
B30 |
75C |
AVG |
Milan 2 |
2 |
HEAT |
400 |
2000 |
C15
B40 |
108C |
AVG |
Milan 2T |
2 |
HEAT-T |
400 |
2000 |
C1
B10/C16 B40 |
23C/110C |
AVG |
Hughes/Gyconsa TOW LWL
Notes:
The TOW LWL (LightWeight Launcher) was developed jointly by Hughes
Aerospace of the US and Gyconsa of Spain in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Initial development was done at the behest of the Spanish Army and
Marines, but it was later picked for use by the US, particularly by light
formations and special operations for use on small vehicles like Fast Attack
Vehicles. The LWL is basically a
TOW launcher with miniaturized components that are smaller and lighter.
The LWL includes an integral 2nd
generation thermal imager with a magnification of 15.3x or 5.1x, and an optical
sight with a magnification of 10x.
It may operate from vehicle or battery power.
Unlike a standard TOW launcher, the sight and guidance units are
integrated into a single package.
The LWL is not capable of firing TOW 3 missiles, but may fire any other sort of
TOW series missile.
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
TOW LWL |
(Launcher) 73 kg; (Missile) See TOW
Series |
127mm or 152mm |
Wire SACLOS |
See TOW Series |
(Launcher) $12800; (Missiles) See TOW
Series |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Difficulty |
TOW-1 (BGM-71A) |
3 |
HEAT |
65 |
3000 |
C16
B40 |
104C |
DIF |
TOW-1A (BGM-71B) |
3 |
HEAT |
65 |
3750 |
C16
B40 |
104C |
AVG |
I-TOW (BGM-71C) |
3 |
HEAT |
65 |
3000 |
C16
B40 |
114C |
AVG |
TOW-2 (BGM-71D) |
4 |
HEAT |
65 |
3750 |
C23
B50 |
134C |
AVG |
TOW-2A (BGM-71E) |
5 |
HEAT |
65 |
3750 |
C27
B50 |
135C/169C |
AVG |
TOW-2B (BGM-71F) |
5 |
EFP-T-TA |
65 |
3750 |
C23
B70 |
147C/184C |
AVG |
TOW-2C (BGM-71G) |
5 |
HEAT-T-TA |
65 |
3750 |
C30
B55 |
147C/184C |
AVG |
TOW-BLAAM (BGM-71TBD) |
7 |
EFP-HEDP |
65 |
3750 |
C35
B70 |
96C |
AVG |
Oto-Melara/ORBITA MAF
Notes: This advanced
man-portable ATGM was developed jointly by OTO-Melara of Italy and ORBITA of
Brazil. The missile consists of a
missile in its container and a firing post.
There is an ejection charge that kicks the missile out of the launcher
and a sustaining charge that powers the missile for flight.
The missile is guided by laser, and has a high-resistance to jamming.
The firing post incorporates thermal vision for night use.
The MAF was designed for man-portable, vehicular, and helicopter use.
The MAF is an ADATS missile, meaning is may also be used against
low-flying, slower aircraft. In
emergencies, the MAF can be fired as an unguided rocket.
Though the MAF was developed in response to a Brazilian request for an
advanced, lightweight ATGM, the development cost got away from them, and the
project was eventually cancelled.
Twilight 2000 Notes: Most MAF’s were actually used during the Twilight
War by Italy. Some were also
supplied to Libya, and there was reportedly some use of the MAF by Pact special
operations units and by Iraq. The
Brazilians probably had fewer than 40 of the launchers, with perhaps as little
as 200 missiles total.
Merc 2000 Notes: The Italians were eventually able to interest the armies
of Libya, Iraq, Iran, and Vietnam in the MAF, and did some pretty good business
with the missile system. (Where the
Vietnamese got the money is unknown; there may have been some oil concessions in
the Spratelys made.)
Weapon |
Weights |
Missile Caliber |
Guidance |
Missile Speed |
Prices |
MAF |
(Launcher) 23 kg; (Missile) 20 kg |
130mm |
Laser SACLOS |
1450 |
(Launcher) $10780; (Missile) $1413 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Round |
Min Range |
Max Range |
Damage |
Pen |
Guidance |
MAF |
2 |
HEAT |
70 |
3000 |
C22
B45 |
149C |
Laser |
(Unguided) |
2 |
HEAT |
0 |
500* |
C22
B45 |
149C |
None |
*When fired in this mode, the MAF is treated as
a rocket launcher.