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9M120 Atakalarger figure on 0 of 3
BGM-71 TOWlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,830 mm (72 in )[source]
with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M120 Ataka | BGM-71 TOW |
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| Type | Anti-tank guided missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
with probe folded
Single source1.16–1.17 m with probe folded 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)[source]
Mass
Single source49.5 kg (109 lb )[source]
TOW 2B Aero · encased · Mass
Single sourceTOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased · Mass
Single sourceTOW Bunker Buster · missile · Mass
Single source49.8 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased
65 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · encased
45.2 pounds[source]TOW Bunker Buster · missile
Maximum; Mach 1.2), average
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 1.6), maximum
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 1
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single source550 m/s (1,800 ft/s ; Mach 1.6), maximum 400 m/s (1,300 ft/s; Mach 1.2), average[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source278–320 m/s[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source0.4–6 km (0.25–3.73 mi )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | KBM[source] | Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Designed | 1980[source] | 1963–1968[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | RTX[source] |
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| Developed from | 9K114 Shturm[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1980s–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HEAT tandem warhead[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 0–4,000 m (2.5 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Radio command link SACLOS[source] | Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)[source] |
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| Accuracy | 0.65–0.9 hit probability against an MBT from a distance of 4 km.[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Armored fighting vehicles and helicopters[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | 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] |
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| Unit cost | — | $93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)[source] |
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| No. built | — | > 700,000[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | 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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| Reported operators | — |
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