MILAN
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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.
Warhead Variants
- Milan: Single, Shaped Charge (1972)
- Milan 2: Single, Shaped Charge (1984)
- Milan 2T: Tandem, Shaped Charge (1993)
- Milan 3: Tandem, Shaped Charge
History
MILAN is a Franco-German missile that has been license-built by the UK (by BAE Systems), Spain and India.Operators
- Australia - Australian Army was used by infantry and mounted on vehicles. The Australian Army withdrew the MILAN from service in the early 1990s.
- Belgium - Belgian Army infantry
- Croatia - Croatian ground army
- France - French Army infantry and on vehicles
- Germany - Bundeswehr infantry and on Marder vehicles since version A2.
- Greece - Hellenic Army
- India - Indian Army infantry and on vehicles.
- Ireland - Irish Army was used by the infantry but has since been replaced by the Raytheon Javelin.
- Italy - Italian Army
- Kenya - Kenyan Army infantry.
- Mexico - Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano). This antitank missile is used over Panhard VBL Scout Cars.
- Turkey - Turkish Army
- UK - Royal Marines and British Army infantry and on FV103 Spartan MCT (Milan Compact Turret) version. It is in the process of being replaced by the FGM-148 Javelin.
The MILAN has been used against Argentine bunkers in the Falklands war with great success.[link]
- Uruguay - Uruguayan Army
See also
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