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Vigilant: A Portable Anti-Tank Weapon for Infantry Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. E. B. Jacob*
Affiliation:
BAC Ltd, Guided Weapons Division

Extract

Vigilant is a man-portable, anti-tank guided weapon system primarily designed for infantry use but capable of being mounted on reconnaissance vehicles.

The system employs optical line-of-sight command guidance wherein the commands are manually generated by the operator and are transmitted to the missile by way of a wire link. The system has a maximum range of 1370 m with a time of flight of 12 seconds and can engage long-range targets with an angular coverage of ±39° about the line of fire with a lateral separation between the operator and the launcher of up to 30 m. The minimum range is 275 m with nominal separation and angular coverage.

Type
Supplementary Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1969 

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References

A lecture given before the Astronautics and Guided Flight Section of the Society at a half-day Symposium on 12th October 1967.