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M47 Dragon
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Length
Single source102 cm (40 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AT4 | M47 Dragon |
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| 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] | 1975–1990s (US Army) 1975–2001 (US Marine Corps) 1979–present (other countries)[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.
1,154 mm (45.4 in)[source]
w/ day sight
Single sourcew/ night sight
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon/Dragon II
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon III
Single sourceDragon/Dragon II: 85 to 110 m/s (280 to 360 ft/s) Dragon III: 185 to 220 m/s (610 to 720 ft/s)[source]
CS
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source290 m/s (950 ft/s; 1,000 km/h), 220 m/s (720 ft/s; 790 km/h) (CS)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Wars[source] | Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Invasion of Grenada Western Sahara War Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir[source] |
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| Designer | Förenade Fabriksverken[source] | Raytheon[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)[source] | McDonnell Douglas , Raytheon[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 600,000+[source] | 7,000 launchers, 33,000 missiles (U.S. Army) 17,000 missiles (U.S. Marine Corps) 250,000 missiles (total)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Dragon II, Dragon III, Saeghe 1, 2, 3 and 4[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit[source] | — |
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| Filling | Octol[source] | — |
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| Role | man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 3 March 1966[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Hollow charge[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS[source] |
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32.1 lb (14.57 kg) (w/ day sight) 46.9 lb (21.29 kg) (w/ night sight)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source