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BGM-71 TOW

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TOW is a american anti-tank missile. TOW stands for Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile.

The TOW was first produced in 1970 and is the most widely used anti-tank missile in the world.

Variants

  • Basic TOW, original TOW
  • I-TOW, improved TOW, produced in 1980.
  • TOW 2
  • TOW-2A, late 1980s.
  • TOW 2B, 1991
  • TOW F&F, Fire-and-Forget, next version of the TOW