Javelin AAWS-M

AAWS-M JAVELIN
Guided Anti-Tank Missile
USA						Data provided by R.J. Andron

Physical		Aim			Ballistic Data
Data		Time			Range in 20 yard Mech Hexes
		AC			4	10	20	40	60	80	100	120
W	49.5	6P	HEAT	PEN	7600	7600	7600	7600	7600	7600	7600	7600
				DC	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

RT	16			BC0	7900
ROF	*

Cap	1
AW	35
	Rnd
				CC		0.1	0.7	3	8.0	14	23	34
FP	67			AOI	0	2	6	6	6	6	6	6
MR	110			PALM	-3	17	29	40	46	50	53	56
KD	15			BA	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
SAB	7			TOF	1	3	7	13	20	27	33	40

Javelin AAWS-M - The Javelin is the US Army's newest AT Missile system. It is a lock-on-before launch system and is self-guided towards the target. This is effectively a "fire-and-forget" system. Designating the target takes 6 Phases of aim time, and the missile will not guide towards the target without this target designation process.

The system consists of a Command Launch Unit (CLU), battery, and missile pod. The CLU sight is a thermal imaging sight capable of operating continuously for 4 hours off the battery.

The gunner acquires/designates the target using the CLU by placing a curser box over the image of the target. Then, the gunner locks the missile's IR seeker head.

The twin stage motor consists of a soft-launch stage and a sustainer stage. The soft launch ejects the missile from the launcher for a low-recoil shoulder launch. This permits the missile to be fired from inside buildings.

The missile when launched, can fly on either a direct attack or a "lofted attack" to strike the less-armored tops of AFVs. The warhead consists of a tandem shaped charge warhead. The above table assumes an AOI for a lofted attack. For a direct attack, use an AOI of 1.

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