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	BGM-71 M-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW)
		The TOW was one of the earliest missile systems to arrive in SWA because of the large Iraqi armored threat it was deployed with some of the first units in Saudi: the 82nd Airborne Division, the 24th Mechanized Division and the101st Airborne Division.
		TOW missiles proved to be a determining factor in the first ground engagement of Operation Desert Storm.
		TOW missiles were able to kill targets while the Bradley was on the move.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/tow.htm (2650 words)

	SHOOT 150mm ROCKETS FROM TOW ATGM LAUNCHERS
		TOW missiles can be fired at regular ground targets, but at $18,000 per missile they are too valuable to waste on most infantry targets.
		Firing TOW missiles during firefights with infantry is also dangerous since the gunner must remain stationary to guide the slow missile for up to 20 seconds after its large back-blast reveals his location.
		TOW rockets would carry blast/fragmentation HE warheads, which are more effective against infantry than shaped anti-armor missile warheads.
	www.g2mil.com /tow150.htm (1021 words)

	Army Fact File - TOW Missile System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The TOW missile system also includes a thermal sight that provides a capability for operations at night, in reduced visibility, and in a countermeasure environment.
		TOW missiles are all-up rounds encased in a disposable container.
		The TOW system is mounted on various platforms including the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the improved TOW vehicle, the Humvee and the AH-1F Cobra helicopter.
	www.army.mil /fact_files_site/tow (229 words)

	Tow Missile System
		The TOW surface attack guided missile is an antitank weapon that may also be used against bunkers and similar fortifications, depending on the tactical situation.
		When the missile is fired, the launch motor develops initial thrust to accelerate the missile to approximately 250 feet per second when it exits the tube.
		The Xenon beacon and thermal beacon ( TOW 2 / TOW 2A) are installed in the rear of the missiles and are detected by the Xenon detector or thermal tracker located in the telescopic sight unit.
	incolor.inetnebr.com /iceman/pilot86.htm (491 words)

	Marine Corps News -> 13th MEU(SOC) TOW gunners fire 187 missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Marines in CAAT Platoon's TOW section train in a simulator for the actual missile shoot, he said, and shooting more than a few during a whole career is rare.
		The 187 TOW missiles, a result of an Army surplus that had reached its shelf-life, were a pleasant surprise.
		TOW Gunners with Combined Arms Assault Team (CAAT) Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), watch as a Tube-launched, Wire-guided, Optically controlled (TOW) Missile explodes from the launch tube towards its destined target during live fire training, Udari Range, Kuwait, MEU EX, December 2000.
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/2001112102335 (535 words)

	TOW FIRINGS
		The impact of the missile was not observed and the mission was terminated because of a flare shortage.
		The TOW missiles hit two of the legs from a distance of 2800 meters; however, the water tower was empty and did not fall because of multiple supporting cross members.
		Of the 162 airborne TOW missiles fired in combat, 151 (93 percent) were reliable and 124 (82 percent) of the latter scored hits on a variety of targets.
	www.angelfire.com /ga2/vnhistory/2RAC.html (16206 words)

	BGM-71 TOW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		TOW missiles have been cleared for carriage on AH-1 Cobra, MD 500 Defender, Agusta A 109, Agusta A 129, Westland Lynx, BO 105, Bell 206 and 406, Sikorsky ACH-76, Dauphin, Gazelle and Ecureuil helicopters.
		With this particular TOW missile, the operator sights on the tank itself and the missile flight path is automatically biased upward to overfly the tank at a predetermined height.
		TOW missiles were used in Vietnam and have been used operationally in the Middle East by Israel and Iran as well as by the US in the 1991 Gulf War, when over 3,000 missiles were fired from ground vehicles and helicopters.
	www.janes.com /defence/air_forces/news/jalw/jalw001013_2_n.shtml (1910 words)

	TOW
		The BGM-71 TOW missile is the main heavy anti-tank guided missile of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, and is used in vehicle and helicopter installations.
		Missile rounds used in the development phase included the XBGM-71A prototype tactical round, the XBTM-71A unarmed training round, and the XBEM-71A, which was equipped with special telemetry electronics for test and evaluation purposes.
		Minimum range for the TOW is about 65 m (70 yds), and maximum range is limited by the length of the guidance wire, which is 3000 m (3280 yds) for the BGM-71A.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/tow.htm (1582 words)

	TOW Chronology
		The second TOW was fired 5 seconds after impact of the first missile, unexpectedly demonstrating to the aircrew that multiple targets could be engaged on the same firing run.
		Of the 162 airborne TOW missiles fired in combat, 151 (93 percent) were reliable and 124 (82 percent) scored hits on a variety of targets.
		Although no missiles were taken and none of the equipment ended up in the hands of terrorists, the conspirators sold a TOW missile launcher to an individual in Oklahoma, and an undercover agent bought a M901 missile launcher and a jeep.
	www.redstone.army.mil /history/tow/tow_chronology.html (9575 words)

	TOW
		The tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile is a crewportable, vehicle-mounted, heavy antiarmor weapon system consisting of a launcher and one of five versions of the TOW missile.
		The TOW system is used on the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), the M151 jeep, the armored personnel carrier, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), COBRA helicopters, the Improved Tow Vehicle (ITV), and the USMC light armored vehicle.
		The TOW was one of the earliest missile systems to arrive in Southwest Asia and proved to be highly effective throughout Operation Desert Storm.
	www.redstone.army.mil /history/systems/TOW.html (2371 words)

	The Bell UH-1 Huey
		The SS-11 had to be guided by "eyeball", with the operator tracking the missile by a flare in its tail and adjusting its course with a joystick.
		TOW, as its name implies, is a wire-guided missile like the SS-11, but has a much "smarter" guidance system.
		The use of TOW in Vietnam paved the way for its widespread adoption as a helicopter store in the post-Vietnam period.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avhuey.html (5974 words)

	CASR DND 101 [Vehicle-Mounted Anti-Armour TOW missiles] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		TOW were much more accurate than the old 106mm guns due to their in-flight correction.
		Despite the operational drawbacks, such TOW launcher mounts are still used in the Iltis (which replaced the CF’s Jeep s) and the tracked all-terrain Bv206.
		It was still necessary for TOW operators to keep their sights on target while the missile is in flight, leaving the operator vulnerable to return fire throughout the missile’s flight.
	www.sfu.ca /casr/101-tow.htm (342 words)

	TOW missiles fired on Hussein Bros./ Dept. of Defense photographs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A TOW missile streaks toward a building suspected of harboring Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday in Mosul, Iraq, on July 22, 2003.
		A TOW missile streaks toward a building suspected of harboring Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday in Mosul.
		Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division fire a TOW missile at a building suspected of harboring Saddam Hussein's sons.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/952003/posts (1367 words)

	Raytheon BGM-71 TOW
		However, efforts to develop a fire-and-forget guidance method either as an upgrade for existing TOW rounds or for new missiles continued, and at that time it is hoped that such a system may be ready in the 2005/2007 time frame.
		The BGM-71H variant, also known as TOW Bunker Buster, is a BGM-71E TOW 2A modified with a new warhead specifically designed for penetration of thick masonry and reinforced concrete bunkers.
		In 2001/02, Raytheon and the U.S. Army have tested the TOW 2B Aero (originally called TOW 2B (ER) (Extended Range)) variant of the TOW 2B, which is a relatively minor modification of existing rounds to extend the range to 4500 m (14800 ft).
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/m-71.html (1667 words)

	ANTI-TANK MISSILES: TOW
		The TOW anti-tank missile was introduced for service in the U.S. Army in 1970.
		Other variants are the TOW IIA which has a tandem charge warhead for defeating reactive armor and TOW IIB that uses a top-attack flight profile.
		The TOW II range is from 65 to 3750 meters.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_infweapons_at_missiles_tow.php (292 words)

	bangla2000 \| Bulletin \| Israel with 2,000 TOW anti-tank missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States is to provide Israel with 2,000 TOW anti-tank missiles, which the occupation army has regularly used in helicopter air strikes against Palestinian targets and assassination attacks.
		The $80 million comes as part of a military aid package, which the Pentagon announced would "contribute to US national Security by enhancing the security of a friend".
		The missiles, which weigh 19 kilograms and have a 3-4 kilometre range have been responsible for the gruesome deaths of most of the almost 100 assassinated Palestinian activists as well as a number of innocent bystanders, including two children.
	www.bangla2000.com /mboard/vbulletin.asp?ID=1388 (236 words)

	The Command Post - Iraq - Tanks hit by TOW missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CNN is reporting that Iraqi irregulars on pickup trucks used some kind of wire-guided TOW missile to take out the two M1A1 Abrams tanks.
		They were Saggers, an old Soviet anti-tank missile.
		Posted by: Frau Blucha at March 26, 2003 03:17 AM Um, Sagger missiles were introduced in the 1960's, it's not like they're some super modern anti-tank prototype missiles smuggled in by evil Russian arms dealers.
	www.command-post.org /2_archives/003415.html (709 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Taipei Requests Purchase of TOW Missiles, Launchers, Vehicles and Parts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The recipient will use these missiles to increase their military defensive posture and will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into its armed forces.
		The sale of this equipment and support will not affect the basic military balance in the region.
		There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this sale.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/May1997/m052397_m084-97.html (183 words)

	Army Technology - A Super Cobra AH-1F armed with TOW missiles.
		Army Technology - A Super Cobra AH-1F armed with TOW missiles.
		A Super Cobra AH-1F armed with TOW missiles.
		Copyright 2005 SPG Media Limited a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC
	www.army-technology.com /projects/supcobra/supcobra9.html (31 words)

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