AT4 vs BGM-71 TOW: Specs Compared

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AAnti-tank weapons

AT4

Disposable anti-tank launcher

BAnti-tank weapons

BGM-71 TOW

Anti-tank missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AT4Length

1.02 m

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

1.41–1.51 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

28 of 101 rows sourced on both sides

1.02m

1.41–1.51m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.02 m

Length

Single source

102 cm (40 in)^[source]

1.41–1.51 m

with probe extended (some variants have no probe)

Single source

Configuration

Details

AT4 and BGM-71 TOW configuration
Specification	AT4	BGM-71 TOW
Type	Disposable anti-tank launcher^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	Sweden United States^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1987–present^[source]	1970–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]

Wars	See Wars^[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]

Designer	Förenade Fabriksverken^[source]	Hughes Aircraft Company^[source]

Manufacturer	Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)^[source]	RTX^[source]

Unit cost	US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)^[source]	$93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)^[source]

No. built	600,000+^[source]	> 700,000^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Sights	Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit^[source]	—

Filling	Octol^[source]	—

Role	man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]	—

Designed	—	1963–1968^[source]

Guidance system	—	Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)^[source]

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

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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