AS-20 Nord
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Description
The AS-20 Nord is a French manually-guided air-to-surface missile, it was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On". Holding a heavy explosive payload, the air-launched nature of the missile allows player to fire the explosive power right onto the roof of ground vehicle.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
| Missile characteristics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missile | Mass (kg) | Guidance | Maximum speed (M) | Firing range (km) | Missile guidance time (s) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) | ||||
| AS-20 Nord | 143 | Manual (MCLOS) | 1.7 | 8.00 | 30.0 | 15.85 | ||||
Effective damage
The AS-20 Nord has the capability of penetrating 69 mm of armour from any distance and angle of attack.
| Distance | Angle of attack | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 30° | 60° | |
| 10 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
| 100 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
| 500 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
| 1000 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
| 1500 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
| 2000 m | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Quite easy to use
- Very effective
Cons:
- Tend to cause accidents because the pilot underestimates the mobility of the aircraft
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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