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Name:
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M47 Dragon Missile
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Manufacturer:
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McDonnell Douglas Astronautics.
Second source production by
Raytheon
and
Kollsman.
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Also Known As:
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FGM-77A
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Blast Damage:
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3120 Dpw @ ground zero
(2.45kg shaped charge warhead)
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Mass (empty):
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14.6kg
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Burst Radius:
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10m
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Minimum Range:
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65m
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Effective Range:
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1000m
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Maximum Range:
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1000m
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Flight Speed:
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360km/hr
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Type of Fire:
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Single Shot
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Rate of Fire:
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(?) rounds/min.
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Basic Load:
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3 missiles
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Load Mass:
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34.5kg
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Total Mass:
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37.6kg
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Comments:
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This is a man-portable guided missile.
The missiles carrying case is the launch tube and is disposed
of after firing. When the sight is held on the target, the
missile automatically tracks to the target. The warhead
will penetrate 58cm of steel. The target must stay in sight
to be hit.
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Bibliograhpy:
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TM 1-1
and
The US War Machine