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BGM-71B
The BGM-71B, also known as 'Extended Range TOW' (ER TOW), is the second missile in the TOW (Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided) series of US-developed anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM). The BGM-71B is essentially a very slightly-modified BGM-71A, with the modification prompted from feedback from helicopter pilots in Vietnam. The BGM-71B was introduced in 1976, its full materiel release in 1978. On adoption of the BGM-71B, productio...
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