AGM-65A
| This page is about the American air-to-ground missile AGM-65A. For other versions, see AGM-65B and AGM-65D. |
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Description
The AGM-65A is an American TV-guided air-to-ground missile. It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".
The AGM-65A started development in 1965 due to the bad performance of the AGM Bullpup, which Hughes was selected in 1968 as the prime contractor. In September of 1969, the first prototype took flight, and in December of that year made the first guided direct hit. Production of the A model started in August of 1972 for the USAF.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
| Missile characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 207 kg |
| Guidance | TV |
| Maximum speed | 0.9 M |
| Missile guidance time | 105 secs |
| Firing range | 23 km |
| Explosive mass | 51.19 kg TNTeq |
| Armour penetration | 830 mm |
Effective damage
The AGM-65A's damage is somewhat inconsistent, mainly dependent on what targets you are striking. Light tanks/SPAAs/Open tops will generally be destroyed in one shot thanks to it's 51kg warhead. However, against heavier targets like MBTs and heavies, the missile's damage is more inconsistent. Thanks to the automatic TV guidance of the missile, it can commonly land hits on only tracks or on the thickest armor parts at bad angles. It doesn't have enough damage to overpressure these heavier vehicles, so firing from above and/or behind your target will result in the best results. It may have 830mm of pen, but composite armor/ERA is too common at the tier to allow it to consistently engage targets at any angle without eating it.
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fire and forget weapon once a lock is made
- Can lock on helicopters
- Can be locked in 3rd person view
Cons:
- Track-locking onto a tank-sized target only likely around 3 km (locking onto static target can still be done further away)
- Cannot be used at night or in poor visibility conditions such as rain.
- Cannot be fired without a lock.
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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