Talk:FGM-148 Javelin

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Wait... Why is the Kornet a comparable system? Last I checked, it lacked the fire-and-forget feature of the Javelin, and it was very heavy for one man to carry. The TOW is a comparable system to the Kornet, not Javelin.

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videos added :)

Contents 1 Ghost Recon 2 Javelin VS old T-54/55s and T-62s 3 Fair use rationale for Image:NZ Javelin wn06031149tn.JPG 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Jav-Launch.JPG 5 Call of Duty 4 - popular culture refferences?

[edit] Ghost Recon

The lone Rocket Launcher in Ghost Recon AW has a very similar appearance to the Javelin. maybe it is based on the Javelin?

Probably, a similiar weapon, if not the same weapon is also featured in the newer war of the worlds movie.

Ghost Recon models the AT-4 SenorBeef 08:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

"It entered UK service in 2005 replacing the MILAN and Swingfire systems.[5][6]" 

According to the British Army's own website Swingfire is still in service. I'd propose that that part of this entry be edited to reflect that, no matter what the website on note 6 says.

(Kart90 (talk) 19:18, 18 January 2008 (UTC))'the javelin is now on call of duty 4 on the level called the bog -_-Kart90

[edit] Javelin VS old T-54/55s and T-62s

I'm tired of some telvision programmes that glorify Javelins when they destroy non mobile T-54/55s and T-62s in the open that are not equiped with composites,Chobham,slat armour,active countermeasures,and/or ERA. Dudtz 9/17/06 9:23 PM EST

here ya go javelin vs a brand new T-80UD and the ERA wouldnt make a difference tandem warhead is used- which was developed specifically for defeating era, slat armor doesnt work for tanks javelin uses top attack mode specifically for tanks and slat on top would be hard to place with all the guns and sights and such up there not to mention the hatches thus works best on light armoured vehicles and the only other vehicle to use it is btr-80 which is a recent addition after the russians noted its use in iraq, chobham armor is used only in certain western tanks and the only russian one that has anything remotely comparable to it would be the t-90

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyAFOpZDfFI

What if flares and or lasers were used agianst the Javelin? Shotguns and/or grenade launcers with motion sensors could probably destroy the Javelin in flight. Spaced Chobham, and/or composite armour could easily be fitted to the top and sides of the turret. That youtube video looks like it was faked. The engine on the tank seemed to be off,and in the video,the missile hit the side,insted of the top. Dudtz 11/22/06 8:54 PM ET

Faked? Lol. You're one of those, then. Was it faked like 9/11, or faked like the Holocaust? Be more specific about your conspiracy theories, please.

Spaced Chobham/Dorchester on the top of the turret? Are you joking? Do you know just how heavy that stuff is? It would be completley impractical, besides how would you armour the hatches?

You mean the infamous Javelin test video where the tank disappears in a miniature mushroom cloud when it hits? It was in fact faked - kind of. The missile launch and hit was real, but the tank was packed with something like a quarter ton of high explosives to simulate ammo and fuel highly unrealistically exploding with the force of TNT. A real hit would look like a little puff of smoke. Kensai Max 07:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah,I agree with you Kensai Max. About the armour on top,it doesn't need to cover all of the turret,but covering most of it would probably do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dudtz (talk • contribs) 22:21, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

T-72 are infamous for catastrophic ammo fires in ODS; explosions throwing the turret off the chasis was common. And that has nothing to do with what type of T-72 they were. The absence of compartmentalized ammo storage and the using of combustible casing will brew up if it is ignited by a hit. The effect on the footage maybe exaggerated, maybe not, but a 'puff of smoke' is pushing it. To stop >600mm RHA rated javelin warhead (using publically available info) you need serious composite armor thickness; no easy task for any modern MBT. A refitting just won't do. Russian countermeasures to ATGM had not been proven in combat. We don't know how much space it can cover, nor how much time it needs to respond to an attack. Anything about them is conjecture at this point. I don't see why is it necessary to call Iraqi T-72s "Iraqi copies." They are T-72s... Chin Cheng-chuan

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:NZ Javelin wn06031149tn.JPG

Image:NZ Javelin wn06031149tn.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 21:34, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Jav-Launch.JPG

Image:Jav-Launch.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Call of Duty 4 - popular culture refferences?

Just a suggestion, but perhaps you could add a section under a similar heading, as I'm a sure a large amount of people are coming here, after having played the game and used the missile, that's why I came to have a look. Just a suggestion, anyone have any thoughts? Paul5121 (talk) 02:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, if a specific game uses a specific real-life weapon, then it might make sense to have a link from the game article *to* to the weapons article (since that's where the inspiration came from). But since the weapon *itself* doesn't really have anything to do with games (i.e. it wasn't developed with some specific game use in mind), linking back to any and every game that features a particular weapon wouldn't really make any sense. --Frescard (talk) 09:21, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

True dat. Thanks man Paul5121 (talk) 20:07, 6 May 2008 (UTC)