23 February 2006

Asian Aerospace 2006: Anti-Armour Missiles

The Matador Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (SRAAW). This is a direct descendent of the Armbrust LAW with better penetrative capabilities. However it is about 2 kilogrammes heavier.

The Eryx Short Range Anti-Tank Weapon (SRATW) with SACLOS guidance and a X3 magnification sight. The firing tube weighs 12 kilogrammes while the firing post weighs 5 kilogrammes.

The Spike Anti-Armour system with a firing post consisting of the Command Launch Unit (CLU), the thermal imaging sight and a tripod.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What? 2 kg heavier? I thought LAW was heavy enough for a one shot weapon...

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Yeah! With the assault rifle and other gear!

The Armbrust LAW was 6.7kg and like you said, heavy enough for a one-shot weapon.

The Matador SRAAW is about 8.8kg.

Thank goodness, I am done with my reservist (for good)! Phew! (In any case, my role is not a LAW gunner. Heheh).