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Spike Missile.
Spike is a fourth technology man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charged Warmth warhead, developed and designed by the Israeli firm Rafael Superior Protection Methods and in service with a variety of nations. In addition to partaking and destroying targets throughout the line-of-sight of the launcher, some variants of the missile are able to making a top-attack profile by a “hearth, observe and replace” steerage methodology the operator monitoring the goal, or switching to a different goal, optically by the trailing fiber-optic wire whereas the missile is climbing to altitude after launch. That is just like the lofted trajectory flight profile of the US FGM-148 Javelin. Spike is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on earlier than launch and computerized self-guidance. The missile is supplied with an imaging infrared seeker. The medium, lengthy and prolonged vary variations of the Spike even have the aptitude of “Fireplace, Observe and Replace” working mode. The missile is linked by a fiber-optical wire that’s spooled out between the launch place and the missile. With this the operator can receive a goal if it isn’t within the line of sight of the operator at launch, swap targets in flight, or compensate for the motion of the goal if the missile is just not monitoring the goal for some purpose. Therefore, the missile could be fired speculatively for a goal of alternative, or to offer statement on the opposite aspect of an impediment. The missile has a tender launch functionality – the motor firing after the missile has left the launcher- which permits for the missile to be fired from confined areas, which is a necessity in city warfare. The Spike system is made up of the launching tripod with its hearth management unit and the missile. There isn’t any devoted thermal sight on the launcher – the missile’s imaging seeker is used. Altogether, the lengthy vary variant of the system weighs round 26 kilograms. Spike could be operated from the launcher by infantry, or from mounts that may be fitted to autos comparable to quick assault autos, armored personnel carriers or utility autos. Autos that aren’t usually fitted with anti-tank weapons can subsequently be given anti-tank functionality.
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