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Javelin Anti-Tank MissileUkraine Conflict 2022 > Weapons > Javelin Javelin Close Combat Missile System - Medium (CCMS-M) is a man-portable, medium-range tactical missile system that is used to defeat main battle tanks and other armored vehicles. The Javelin system (US Army Acquisition Support Center) consists of a reusable command launch unit (CLU) and a modular missile encased in a disposable lunch tube assembly.
Photo: Soldiers launch a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during a live-fire exercise in Syria, March 25, 2022. Image by U.S. Army Spc. William Gore. The Javelin (Wikipedia), along with thousands of other anti-tank weapons systems provide by NATO allies, has had a devastating effect on the Ukrainian battlefields against Russian tanks and armored vehicles. There will soon be about ten anti-tank missile systems for every one Russian tank in Ukraine (Secretary Blinken interview). Watch a 2-min long video featuring the Javelin (DVIDS, 2017).
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