Test Fire of the Tov 2V - General

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbvTKwH0PWw[/media] It whistles.

*TOW 2B. Googling for information on a "Tov 2v" just brings up copies of a misspelt Liveleak video. You can hear the high speed film cameras in that video :v:. [video=youtube;QUMxZ34Ptco]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMxZ34Ptco[/video] Better video with high speed.

Reminds me a bit of that Clusterbomb which shoots 4 skeets which shoot a stream of hot copper that penetrates even the thickest tankplate

So I looked up this thing on Wikipedia, and can someone that knows their shit explain wire-guided missiles to me? [quote] An optical sensor on the sight continuously monitors the position of a light source on the missile relative to the line-of-sight, and then corrects the trajectory of the missile by generating electrical signals that are passed down two wires to command the control surface actuators.[/quote] [quote]This means that the guidance system is directly linked to the platform,[...][/quote] [quote]In 2001 and 2002, Raytheon and the U.S. Army worked together on an extended range TOW 2B variant, initially referred to as TOW-2B (ER), but now called TOW-2B Aero which has a special nose cap that increases range to 4500 meters.[/quote] Is there seriously just over four kilometers of cable inside the launcher that the missile is dragging along after being fired?

[QUOTE=Thunderbolt;40604469]So I looked up this thing on Wikipedia, and can someone that knows their shit explain wire-guided missiles to me? Is there seriously just over four kilometers of cable inside the launcher that the missile is dragging along after being fired?[/QUOTE] Yes. The idea behind the cables is that it's cheaper and better to have a targeting system in the launcher so it can be re-used and bigger/heavier (more room for fuel and explosives in the missile). It also means that a wireless signal can't be jammed.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;40604550]Yes. The idea behind the cables is that it's cheaper and better to have a targeting system in the launcher so it can be re-used and bigger/heavier (more room for fuel and explosives in the missile). It also means that a wireless signal can't be jammed.[/QUOTE] You mean the signal transmitted by wire can't be jammed. As with many other things, the russians have some incredible ideas. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K121_Vikhr"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K121_Vikhr[/URL] The Vikhr (Russian: Вихрь, English: Whirlwind) (NATO reporting name: AT-16 Scallion) is a Russian laser guided anti-tank missile system. Instead of getting its flightpath data with radio signals or over a wire, the laser sends information directly to the receiver at the back of the missile, which gives it a high immunity against jamming. The missile rides the beam as shown in the image: [IMG]http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb6/amalahama/VIKHR.jpg[/IMG] The Prichal laser designator/rangefinder is integrated with the on-board Shkval fire control system. The Shkval system automatically tracks a locked target and illuminates it with the laser designator. The missile detects the laser beam and attempts to keep it centered between two receiving sensors in the tail while flying towards the target. The missile has only one servo motor for steering, so it rolls around its longitudinal axis in flight (corkscrew), continuously correcting pitch and yaw in turn. This rotating motion gives the missile a distinctive spiral trajectory. [IMG]http://lockon.co.uk/images/flaming_cliffs/Vikhr-screen.jpg[/IMG] [video=youtube;NyabIb2QxuU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyabIb2QxuU[/video]

[QUOTE=SuddenImpact;40605049]You mean the signal transmitted by wire can't be jammed. As with many other things, the russians have some incredible ideas. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K121_Vikhr"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K121_Vikhr[/URL] The Vikhr (Russian: Вихрь, English: Whirlwind) (NATO reporting name: AT-16 Scallion) is a Russian laser guided anti-tank missile system. Instead of getting its flightpath data with radio signals or over a wire, the laser sends information directly to the receiver at the back of the missile, which gives it a high immunity against jamming. The missile rides the beam as shown in the image: [IMG]http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb6/amalahama/VIKHR.jpg[/IMG] The Prichal laser designator/rangefinder is integrated with the on-board Shkval fire control system. The Shkval system automatically tracks a locked target and illuminates it with the laser designator. The missile detects the laser beam and attempts to keep it centered between two receiving sensors in the tail while flying towards the target. The missile has only one servo motor for steering, so it rolls around its longitudinal axis in flight (corkscrew), continuously correcting pitch and yaw in turn. This rotating motion gives the missile a distinctive spiral trajectory. [IMG]http://lockon.co.uk/images/flaming_cliffs/Vikhr-screen.jpg[/IMG] [video=youtube;NyabIb2QxuU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyabIb2QxuU[/video][/QUOTE] Yes as in you can't interrupt the signal travelling down the wires without physically connecting to the wires.