M-47 dragon anti-tank guided missile

[Major Fubar 0]

Is anyone making (or thinking about making) the M-47 DRAGON Anti-Tank Guided Missile? (I hope so). If they are I would use it in preference to the Carl Gustav...

FAS M-47 Dragon page

Guidance: Semi-automatic, wire

Warhead High Explosive Anti-tank

Warhead diameter: ca 140 mm

Launch unit weight: 6.9 kg

Launching Platforms Manpack (crew of 2)

Missile weight: 10.07 kg

Warhead weight 5.4 kg

Missile length: 852 mm

Max. effective range: 1000-1500 meters

Range 75 meters (minimum)

Max. velocity: ca 200 m/sec

Penetration of armor: 400+ / 500 mm

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, USA

[advocatexxx 0]

I don't believe that weapons was in service back in '85, then again, this game isn't restricted to '85 era.

[SPAEM 3]

alot of people have made weapons that past 85 like the oicw and the other ones so why not add this oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[KDF 0]

The Dragon was in service from the 70s until fairly recently - its been replaced by the Javelin..it would suit the 1985 timeframe perfectly, being the ATGM regular US infantry would probably have at hand rather than the Karl Gustaf in the game.

[Major Fubar 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KDF @ April 09 2002,07:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The Dragon was in service from the 70s until fairly recently - its been replaced by the Javelin..it would suit the 1985 timeframe perfectly, being the ATGM regular US infantry would probably have at hand rather than the Karl Gustaf in the game.<span id='postcolor'>

Thanks KDF, thats what I thought: in fact, it has more right to be in the 1985 campaign than the Carl Gustav

[scout 0]

dragon is the shittiest ATGM ever, it really sucks.

but i agree thats the weapon of choice in '85

[animalica 0]

When this is the anti-tank weapon which flies straight towards the target and goes up, short before the target to hit it from above, then it was already done.

I`m not sure, but I think it was made by Kegetys.

Worked very well - but be careful when handling.

After ignition it drops a little bit of height until the jet stream kicks in with full power.

[The Jub-Jub Bird 1]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (animalica @ April 09 2002,16:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">When this is the anti-tank weapon which flies straight towards the target and goes up, short before the target to hit it from above, then it was already done.

I`m not sure, but I think it was made by Kegetys.

Worked very well - but be careful when handling.

After ignition it drops a little bit of height until the jet stream kicks in with full power.<span id='postcolor'>

Not true. Kegetys simulated a Javilen with a Carl Gustav...it was nice, but AI couldn't use it (due to the drop off) and the issue here is an entirely new model.

I would quite like to use a Dragon, but the user would have to be crouching with the bipod hanging infront of him instead of sitting properly (which I think looks totally ridiculous).

Jubs

[quakergamer 0]

I can alaways try to make it...

[scout 0]

the main problem is that the Dragon tends to pop up and down:

it has multiple charges on the sides of the missile that are activated by a chip that calculates the rate of sinking by the missile.

this in turn is the cause of its great problem: missing the target!

the missile can over shoot its target if it happened to pop up while it needed to go straight. which the dragon just cant do!

u need to be VERY skillful with this missile.

and i dont know how ull simulate its zig-zag path.

[Eviscerator 0]

i think theres one in the 'SMC launcher pack' at the ofpeditingcenter.com