The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian tank with the help of the American TOW missile defense system (video)

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 20.10.2022, 21:46

The Ukrainian army is armed with American TOW missile defense systems. The Ukrainian Armed Forces recently destroyed a Russian tank with one of them.

Here's What We Know

The BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided is a heavy anti-tank missile system by Hughes Aircraft Company. It was created in 1968 and entered service two years later.

Over 50 years, about 700,000 guided anti-tank missiles have been produced for the TOW, which can reach speeds of up to 320 m/s. It has a maximum range of 4.5 km.

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