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| Type | anti-tank missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1992 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
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| Weight | 13. KBP Instrument Design Bureau (ФГУП «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения» is a Russian (former Soviet) developer and manufacturer 8 kg |
| Length | 980 mm |
| Diameter | 130 mm |
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| Warhead | HEAT tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind ERA 850 mm. Reactive armour is a type of Vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected Thermobaric anti-personnel/anti-material warhead is also available. |
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| Engine | solid-fuel rocket |
| Operational range |
0. 08 - 1. 5 km |
| Speed | 200 m/s |
| Guidance system |
semiautomatic with commands transmitted over wire link |
The 9К115-2 Metis-M is a Russian anti-tank missile system. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending An anti-tank guided missile ( ATGM) or anti-tank guided weapon ( ATGW) is a guided Missile primarily designed to hit and destroy "9K115-2" is the GRAU designation of the missile. The Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation ( GRAU) ( Главное ракетно-артиллерийское управление Its NATO reporting name is AT-13 Saxhorn-2. NATO reporting names are unclassified Code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc ( Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw pact
The system is designed to augment the combat power of company-level motorized units. A company is a Military unit, typically consisting of 75-200 Soldiers Most companies are formed of three to five Platoons although the exact number may vary Motorised infantry is Infantry which is transported by Trucks or other motor vehicles
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Combat history
According to many accounts by Israeli military, weapons seized from Hezbollah and journalists accounts from Lebanon the Metis-M was used successfully by Hezbollah fighters during the 2006 Lebanon war against Merkava tanks. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon The Merkava ( Hebrew:, Chariot) is the Main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces. Russia released a press statement disputing that it had been supplying modern anti-tank weapons to Hezbollah even though the original claim by the Israelis was that Russian weapons which were sold to Syria which in turn smuggled the weapons to Hezbollah. [1] Israel has sent a team of officials to Moscow to show the Russians the evidence of what they say can only be Syrian weapons transfers. [2] To date, Russia has not commented or acted on the weapon proliferation.
Overview
The Metis-M system adds to the usual positive qualities of a grenade launcher with sharp improvements in range, accuracy and lethality. Owing to small dimensions and light weight of its components, this manportable system can be carried by its crew in compact packs over any distances on any terrain, including stream crossing. The three-man crew carries personal weapons and an ammunition load of five missiles. One crew member carries a pack with a missile-loaded launcher, which considerably reduces the time of fire preparation and allows the crew to engage targets on the move. In the event of sudden appearance of a target, the operator can fire from the shoulder with the launcher rested against a local object. Two other crew members carry packs with two missiles each.
The system is simple and easy to operate:
- it can be rapidly changed over from the traveling to the firing position and vice versa within 15 - 20 seconds;
- it has a firing rate of 3 - 4 rounds per minute;
- it can be fired from organized and deployed sites in the prone and standing foxhole positions as well as from various combat vehicles;
- it can be shipped by any type of transport and can be air-dropped.
The Metis-M system comprises:
- combat assets;
- maintenance facilities;
- training aids.
The combat assets of the Metis-M system include:
- 9M131 (9M131F) ATGM;
- 9P151 launcher;
- 1PBN86-VI thermal sight. An anti-tank guided missile ( ATGM) or anti-tank guided weapon ( ATGW) is a guided Missile primarily designed to hit and destroy wiki stranglesnakejpg|thumb|Thermographic image of a Snake held by a human]] Infrared Thermography, thermal imaging, or thermal video, is a type of
Guidance
The Metis-M ATGM system has a semiautomatic guidance system, with commands transmitted over the wire link. A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a Ship, Aircraft, Missile, Rocket, Satellite, or other The guidance system is constructed so that the most sophisticated and costly components, such as a gyroscopic coordinator, electronic units and an onboard battery, are excluded from the missile.
The ATGM is kept in a launching transporting container and consists of a control section, a flight motor, a warhead, a wing section with a flare, and a launch motor with a wire link reel. The powerful tandem HEAT warhead of the 9M131 missile allows defeat of a wide array of targets, including main battle tanks equipped with add-on and built-in explosive reactive armor, lightly armored vehicles, fortifications and fieldworks (bunker and log emplacements, etc. Reactive armour is a type of Vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected ). To expand the possibilities of system combat employment, the 9M131F ATGMs are fitted with a thermobaric warhead which has a high-explosive and an incendiary effect of a large caliber artillery projectile and is especially efficient in firing at urban buildings and structures and other engineer constructions. Thermobaric weapons distinguish themselves from conventional Explosive weapons by using atmospheric Oxygen, instead of carrying an Oxidizer in their The term caliber or calibre designates the interior Diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod
The 9P151 launcher consists of an optical sight-tracker, an electronic unit and a tripod mount with elevating and traversing drives. The precision mechanical drives of the 9P151 launcher simplify the process of laying during combat actions and lower the requirements to the operator's qualification. The employment of the system at night and in adverse weather conditions is ensured by the 1PN86-VI thermal sight installed on the 9P151 launcher.
The system's ATGMs do not require maintenance during their operation and storage. To maintain the 9P151 launcher and the 1PN86-1 thermal sight, use is made of test equipment. The 9F640 field trainer is designed to train crews in basic technique of combat actions in the field. The 9F660-4 trainer is designed to train crews in basic technique of combat actions in a classroom.
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References
- Russia's Arms Catalog 2004
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