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MILAN

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Type

anti-tank

Nationality

joint France/Germany

Era

Cold War, modern

Launch platform

Individual, Vehicle

Target

Vehicle, Fortification

History

Builder

MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license)

Date of design

70s

Production period

since 1972

Service duration

since 1972

Operators

41 countries

Variants

MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN ER

Number built

350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers

Specifications

Type

MILAN 3

Diameter

0.125 m

Wing span

0.26 m

Length

1,2 m

Weight

7.1 kg

Propulsion

solid-fuel rocket

Steering

Thrust Vector

Guidance

SACLOS wire

Speed

200 m/s

Range

400 - 2000 m

Ceiling

Payload

Warhead

tandem HEAT

Trigger

contact

MILAN (French: Missile d´infanterie léger antichar = Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile) is a second-generation European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the target to guide the missile. The MILAN can be equipped with a MIRA thermal sight, to give it night-firing ability.

1 Warhead Variants
2 History
3 Operators
4 Gallery
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Warhead Variants

MILAN: Single, Shaped Charge (1972)
MILAN 2: Single, Shaped Charge (1984)
MILAN 2T: Tandem, Shaped Charge (1993)
MILAN 3: Tandem, Shaped Charge

[edit] History

MILAN is a Franco-German missile that has been license-built by the UK (by BAE Systems), Spain and India.

[edit] Operators

Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Australian Army
- Was used by infantry and mounted on vehicles. The Australian Army withdrew the MILAN from service in the early 1990s. The ADF now fields the Javelin system.
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium - Belgian Army infantry
Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia - Croatian ground army
Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile - Chilean Army and Infanteria de Marina (Marine Corps)
Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus - Cyprus National Guard
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia - Estonian Defence Forces

Image:Flag of France.svg France - French Army
- Infantry and on vehicles

Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany - Bundeswehr
- Infantry and on Marder vehicles since version A2.

Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Hellenic Army

Hezbollah
- Used against Israeli tanks during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. Missiles likely supplied by Syria and/or Iran.

Image:Flag of India.svg India - Indian Army
- Infantry and on vehicles.

Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - Irish Army
- Was used by the infantry but has since been replaced by the Raytheon Javelin.

Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
- One was reportedly fired at a British Challenger II MBT during the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom along with multiple Rocket Propelled Grenades, though the tank survived the attack with damage to its sighting system. Purchased from France.

Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - Italian Army
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya - Kenyan Army infantry
Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon - Lebanese Army

Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico - Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano)
- This antitank missile is used over Panhard VBL Scout Cars.

Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom - Royal Marines and British Army
- Infantry and on FV103 Spartan MCT (MILAN Compact Turret) version. Over 50,000 missiles purchased so far, for use in the British Armed Forces. The MILAN was used against Argentine bunkers in the Falklands war with great success.[1] It is in the process of being replaced by the Raytheon Javelin.