U.S. Army Paratroopers • Fire TOW Missiles • Germany July 21, 2020

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade fire TOW missiles in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany to maintain combat readiness July 21, 2020.

BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 TOW is an American anti-tank missile.

TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC, offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly improved semi-automatic guidance system that could also be equipped with infrared cameras for night time use.

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Credit to : U.S. Army video by Spc. Mathew Pous

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