ENTAC
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| ENTAC | |
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 Cut-away of an ENTAC missile |
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| Type | anti-tank |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1963 |
| Used by | France, Lebanon, Norway, South Africa, United States |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 50s |
| Manufacturer | DTAT & Nord Aviation |
| Produced | 1957 |
| Number built | 140 000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 12.2 kg |
| Length | 820 mm |
| Diameter | 152 mm |
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| Warhead | 4 kg Hollow-charge capable of piercing 650 mm of RHA |
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| Engine | solid booster and sustainer |
| Wingspan | 375 mm |
| Operational range |
400 m - 2 km |
| Speed | 100 m/s |
| Guidance system |
MCLOS wire |
| Launch platform |
individual |
Entac (ENgin Téléguidé Anti-Char) or MGM-32A was a French MCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile. Developed in the early 1950s, the missile entered service with the French army in 1957. Production ended in 1974 after approximately 140,000 missiles had been built.
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[edit] Development
The missile was developed by the French Government agency - DTAT (Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres) and produced by Nord Aviation. The ENTAC was designed to be a man portable weapon.
[edit] History
The US army purchased the Entac to replace another French missile, the SS.10. The first missiles where deployed in 1963, that year the missile received the US designation MGM-32A. In US service the missile was based on the M151 Jeep. The missile was phased out between 1968 and 1969, being replaced with the more advanced BGM-71 TOW. It was used in the Vietnam War.
[edit] Description
The missile is launched from a simple metal box, which is connected to an operator station. An individual operator station can control up to 10 launcher boxes. The operator manually steers the missile by means of a small joystick. These course corrections are transmitted to the missile via a thin set of wires that trail behind the missile - see MCLOS. Like many early ATGMs the missile had a large minimum range (see AT-3 Sagger) due to the time it took to get up to flight speed and come under operator control.
[edit] Models
- ENATC / MGM-32A
[edit] Users
France, Lebanon, Norway, South Africa, United States, Canada
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