Let's chat about the Javelin
Nope, not this kind of Javelin
this kind:
The Javelin is an antitank missile system that locks onto a target’s thermal picture. The soldier peers through a command launch unit and selects different targets and attack types.
When fired, the missile’s launch motor thrusts it out of the tube before its primary motor turns on and sends the rocket flying. The gentler start reduces debris and smoke, making it harder for the enemy to see where it was launched. It makes use of what is known as a “fire and forget” system, which allows the soldier to take cover or load a new missile while the other one is tracking to its target.
The system can fire day or night and has a relatively long range, of up to 2½ miles.
While the Javelin can target any kind of vehicle that emits heat, it is most potent against tanks because it can strike from the top. This is why it’s called a Javelin, like the spear thrown in track and field events that falls to the earth at a steep angle.
The U.S. and other NATO countries sent more than 17,000 antitank weapons, including Javelin missiles, overland to Ukraine via Poland and Romania in the span of less than a week this month, the New York Times reported.
Ukrainian soldiers with a Javelin
When fired, the missile’s launch motor thrusts it out of the tube before its primary motor turns on and sends the rocket flying. The gentler start reduces debris and smoke, making it harder for the enemy to see where it was launched. It makes use of what is known as a “fire and forget” system, which allows the soldier to take cover or load a new missile while the other one is tracking to its target.
Ideal for urban warfare
Javelins can also fire directly at a target if there is protection above it, and can be used against low-flying helicopters.
Javelins can shoot in Javelin top attack or
direct attack mode at the convenience
of the shooter, who has to run and hide
Hiding in the bushes (with a sniper rifle)
By Germaine: The weapons expert
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