9K111 Fagot vs BGM-71 TOW: Specs Compared | ForceTally

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AAnti-tank weapons

9K111 Fagot

Anti-tank weapon

BAnti-tank weapons

BGM-71 TOW

Anti-tank missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9K111 FagotLength

1.1 m

Length source ↗

BGM-71 TOWwith probe extended (some variants have no probe)

1.41–1.51 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9K111 Fagotlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

BGM-71 TOWlarger figure on 1 of 1

Diameter+27%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 100 rows sourced on both sides

1.1m

1.41–1.51m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.1 m

Length

Single source

1,100 mm (3 ft 7 in)^[source]

1.41–1.51 m

with probe extended (some variants have no probe)

Single source

Configuration

Details

9K111 Fagot and BGM-71 TOW configuration
Specification	9K111 Fagot	BGM-71 TOW
Type	Anti-tank weapon^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1970–present^[source]	1970–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]

Wars	Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Western Sahara War Second Chechen War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war^[source]	Vietnam War Western Sahara War Third Indochina War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War War in Somalia Iraq War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2016 India-Pakistan Border skirmishes Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict^[source]

Launch platforms

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High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS), HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicles, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (A2/A2ODS/A2OIF/A3)^[source]TOW family · named platforms

Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter^[source]TOW family · Marine platforms

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