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Dragon anti-armor missile
Primary function: Anti-armor weapon system ManBuilder: McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and Missile Systems and Raytheon Length: Launcher: 45.4 inches (115.32 cm) Missile: 33.3 inches (84.58 centimeters) Weight: Ready to Fire: 33.9 lbs (Day Tracker) 48.7 lbs (Night Tracker) Day Tracker (Sights): 6.75 lbs Thermal Night Tracker (w/1 bottle and battery): 21.65 lbs Maximum effective range: 3281 feet (1000 meters) Time of flight: 11.2 seconds Armor penetration: Will defeat T-55, T-62, or T-72 w/o added armor Unit Replacement Cost: Night Tracker System: $51,000 Day Tracker System: $13,000 Mission: Primary: To engage and destroy armor and light armored vehicles. Secondary: defeat hard targets such as bunkers and field fortifications. Features: The warhead power of Dragon makes it possible for a single Marine to defeat armored vehicles, fortified bunkers, concrete gun emplacements, or other hard targets. The launcher consists of a smoothbore fiberglass tube, breech/gas generator, tracker and support, bipod, battery, sling, and forward and aft shock absorbers. Non-integral day and night sights are required to utilize the Dragon. The complete system consists of the launcher, the tracker and the missile, which is installed in the launcher during final assembly and received by the Marine Corps in a ready to fire condition. The launch tube serves as the storage and carrying case for the missile. The night tracker operates in the thermal energy range. (from http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/0/8d198eb6ac07b33b8525627b00567d5e?OpenDocument)
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Parents anti-armor weapon A weapon designed to damage the armor of military vehicles or bunkers
  missile A Projectile which is propelled by a rocket and contains a Bomb.


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