Vickers Vigilant
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The Vickers Vigilant was a British anti-tank missile used by the British Army. It is licence-built for the US Marine Corps as Clevite in the USA.
History
Vigilant was developed for the anti-tank role in the British Army, the name being formed from VIsually Guided Infantry Light ANti-Tank missile. Vigilant was wire-guided and optically tracked, like its successor Swingfire. As well as infantry use, it could be mounted on vehicles such as the Ferret armoured car and Land Rovers.Characteristics
Length: 3.5 ft (1.07 m) Weight: 31 lb (14 kg) Range: 1.0 mile (1.6 km)
See also
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British Missiles Air-to-air Fireflash | Firestreak | Red Top | Skyflash Air-to-surface Surface-to-air Thunderbird | Bloodhound | Tigercat | Rapier Blowpipe | Javelin | Starburst | Starstreak Sea Slug | Sea Cat | Sea Wolf | Sea Dart Surface-to-surface Swingfire | Malkara (UK/Australia) | Vigilant Stategic and tactical nuclear
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