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Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the focus of competition between the two sides has been around the Donbass region. In order to open a gap in the Donbass region, the Russian army once sent armored troops in an attempt to the northern Donets River. advanced across the river. As a result, Ukraine used a large number of advanced weapons in its hands to cause considerable losses to the Russian army. After a salvo, dozens of Russian tanks were disabled. Taking stock of the anti-tank weapons equipped by Ukraine, among them What attracts the most attention from the outside world is the Javelin missile . How powerful is the American Javelin anti-tank missile ? Why did he become the "darling" of all countries' attention in this war?
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Javelin anti-tank missile is a product developed by the Martin Company of Rocks in the United States. It is currently equipped in 19 countries including the United States. A total of more than 50,000 Javelin missiles have been produced. This missile is expected to be equipped in the US military The series will be in service until 2050. Compared with ordinary anti-tank weapons, the Javelin missile has a long range, high accuracy, and good strike effect. The total weight of the missile including the launcher is 22.3 kilograms, and the range reaches 2.5 kilometers. It can operate under all-weather conditions. Ability to fire and forget.
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Javelin missile sight using the second generation thermal imaging technology of DRS technology. The missile is equipped with an imaging infrared seeker and a tandem charge warhead. One warhead is used to activate the explosive reactive armor and one is used to penetrate It is made of transparent tank armor steel. The propulsion system is a two-stage solid propellant design, which can provide soft launch with minimum smoke. When an individual soldier uses this weapon, he can complete strike preparations in less than 30 seconds, and the reloading time does not exceed 20 seconds. After firing, the shooter can quickly escape from the battlefield.
Compared with other anti-tank weapons, the Javelin missile has the characteristics of soft launch capability, serial warhead, and launch and forget, making this weapon very popular among soldiers. The soft launch capability means that when the missile is launched, it will not It produces huge recoil, and because of the change in launch form, missiles can be launched indoors, which is more conducive to attacking tanks in street fighting environments. In addition, don’t underestimate the ability of tandem warheads. Generally, anti-tank weapons without tandem warheads are already very difficult. Penetrate tank armor.
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The Javelin missile also has two attack modes, one is the direct fire mode, and the other is the top attack mode. The front and sides of armored vehicles are usually areas with strong protective capabilities. If you want to penetrate the armor from the front It is almost impossible, but the top attack mode provided by the Javelin allows the missile to jump directly above the vehicle and launch a dive attack from above. Normally, the upper armor of the armored vehicle is weak and can easily be penetrated by missiles, so the Javelin missile It is an artifact of individual anti-tank weapons and the natural nemesis of armored soldiers.
In the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Russian army was repeatedly attacked by the Ukrainian Javelin anti-tank missiles, causing the armored forces to suffer huge losses. The advantage of using armored forces to advance is that they are fast and the infantry has to bear few casualties. However, Ukrainian equipment Javelin missiles limited the offensive capabilities of the Russian army. After losing a large amount of combat equipment, the Russian army had to change its tactics and try to avoid using armored vehicles on the front line. Instead, it used long-range artillery to launch strikes. This was also the key reason why the Russian army was unable to advance quickly.
