MIM-72

The MIM-72C on flight.

Description

The MIM-72 is a US Surface to Air missile that can be found on the Imp.Chapparal in the american and israeli tech tree. The Missile comes in 4 variants: The american chapparal features the MIM-72C and E while the israeli has acces to the MIM-72E and G variants.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Imp.Chaparral
• Imp.Chaparral

General info

Missile characteristics
Calibre	127 mm
Mass	86.3 kg
Guidance	IR, Rear-Aspect
Maximum speed	720 m/s
Maximum overload	16.5 G
Firing range	6 km
Missile guidance time	60 secs
Explosive mass	4.31 kg TNTeq
Fuse delay	1 m
Fuse sensitivity	0.3 mm
Trigger radius	5 m

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

The MIM-72 is similar to the american FIM-92 Stinger missile and the soviet 9M37M missile.

Usage in battles

The MIM-72's effectiveness highly depends on the target and its orientation relative to the launcher. Due to the MIM-72's low G overload it is best used against slower, less agile and distant targets. Though not very effective against distant helicopters, the missile has a very sensitive IR seeker and can detect almost anything.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• The MIM-72G variant is smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
• Features relatively good flare resistance
• Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit

Cons:

• Low all-aspect range
• Limited overload making close-range hits almost impossible

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See also

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