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MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,300 mm (51.2 in)[source]
with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | APILAS | BGM-71 TOW |
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| Type | Anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1985-present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
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 source9 kg (19.84 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; Maximum speed
Single source278–320 m/s[source]
Barrel length
Single source180 mm (7.1 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source293 m/s (961 ft/s)[source]
penetration 430–900 mm RHA
Single source3.9–6.14 kg (penetration 430–900 mm RHA )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | South African Border War Gulf War Syrian Civil 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] |
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| Designer | GIAT Industries[source] | Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries[source] | RTX[source] |
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| Unit cost | €2,000[source] | $93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)[source] |
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| Produced | 1985-2006[source] | — |
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| No. built | 120,000[source] | > 700,000[source] |
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| Role | portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1963–1968[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)[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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TOW 2B Aero · maximum range · Maximum range
Single source