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The United States has approved the sale of 6,500 Saudi-made T2B missiles to Saudi Arabia worth $ 670 million, produced by US-based Raytheon, a leading specialist in defense technology and innovation for defense, security and civil markets around the world, the State Department said.
Attacks from above
The deadly missile, which will soon arrive in the Kingdom, is capable of destroying the most powerful armored combat tanks, easily transforming them into junk. According to Deagel, a specialist in military equipment, the missile attacks tanks from above. Where the tank armor is weak. The Ceiling, which is not usually expected to be attacked.
The T2B is also characterized by a dual-mode sensor equipped with new warheads. The massive missile flies over the surface of the tank to destroy it from above. The warheads of heavy explosives fall down immediately to the surface of the tank, turning it instantly into a scrap.
The head of the missile contains two sensors directed downward (one magnetic and the other laser) determine the nature of the target and the best point to hit, and then at the right moment sets off to pierce the tank top in two points and destroys it completely.
The missile is one of the most recent missiles in service in the US military.
The advanced American missile entered the service in 1992, and was subjected to a lot of developments and changes; to suit the evolution of military equipment, and modern technology.
In early 2002, Raytheon, the manufacturer of the missile, announced that the Tow 2B range had extended to more than 4,000 meters through changes in the propulsion system.
Raytheon has produced 40,000 of the Tow 2B missile, weighing 22.6 kg, and its speed is 1,113 km / h, while its range is 4,000 meters.
https://sabq.org/jdFwkR
Attacks from above
The deadly missile, which will soon arrive in the Kingdom, is capable of destroying the most powerful armored combat tanks, easily transforming them into junk. According to Deagel, a specialist in military equipment, the missile attacks tanks from above. Where the tank armor is weak. The Ceiling, which is not usually expected to be attacked.
The T2B is also characterized by a dual-mode sensor equipped with new warheads. The massive missile flies over the surface of the tank to destroy it from above. The warheads of heavy explosives fall down immediately to the surface of the tank, turning it instantly into a scrap.
The head of the missile contains two sensors directed downward (one magnetic and the other laser) determine the nature of the target and the best point to hit, and then at the right moment sets off to pierce the tank top in two points and destroys it completely.
The missile is one of the most recent missiles in service in the US military.
The advanced American missile entered the service in 1992, and was subjected to a lot of developments and changes; to suit the evolution of military equipment, and modern technology.
In early 2002, Raytheon, the manufacturer of the missile, announced that the Tow 2B range had extended to more than 4,000 meters through changes in the propulsion system.
Raytheon has produced 40,000 of the Tow 2B missile, weighing 22.6 kg, and its speed is 1,113 km / h, while its range is 4,000 meters.
https://sabq.org/jdFwkR
