9M17M Falanga
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Description
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Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The 9M17M Falanga is a SACLOS Guided ATGM used by the Mi-4AV and Mi-24A within War Thunder. It is guided by mouse and has a very slow flight speed making it possible to people to dodge if they see it coming.
Specifications
Range is 4KM. Damage is about what you would expect from an average ATGM missile. Splash damage is virtually non existent due to the nature of HEAT. Flight speed is 220 meters per second making it very slow.
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
Trying to get yourself behind some rocks, a ridge line or some building if available and then pop up and fire at your target and once your missile has been expended pop back below cover to avoid being an easy target for Anti-Aircraft.
Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
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