- ENTAC
Infobox Weapon
is_missile=yes
caption=Cut-away of an ENTAC missile
name=ENTAC
type=anti-tank
origin=France
era=Cold War
launch_platform=individual
target= Vehicle, Fortification
manufacturer=DTAT & Nord Aviation
design_date=50s
production_date=1957
service=1963
used_by=France ,Lebanon ,Norway ,South Africa ,United States
spec_type=
diameter=152 mm
wingspan=375 mm
length= 820 mm
weight= 12.2 kg
speed=100 m/s
vehicle_range= 400 m - 2 km
ceiling=
filling= 4 kg Hollow-charge capable of piercing 650 mm of RHA
detonation=
engine=solid booster and sustainer
steering=
guidance=MCLOS wire
variants=
number=140 000Entac (ENgin Téléguidé Anti-Char) or MGM-32A was a French
MCLOS wire-guidedAnti-tank missile . Developed in the early 1950s, the missile entered service with the French army in 1957. Production ended in 1974 after approximately 140,000 missiles had been built.Development
The missile was developed by the French Government agency - DTAT ("Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres") and produced by Nord Aviation. The ENTAC was designed to be a man portable weapon.
History
The US army purchased the Entac to replace another French missile, the
SS.10 . The first missiles where deployed in 1963, that year the missile received the US designation MGM-32A. In US service the missile was based on the M151 Jeep. The missile was phased out between 1968 and 1969, being replaced with the more advancedBGM-71 TOW . It was used in theVietnam War .Description
The missile is launched from a simple metal box, which is connected to an operator station. An individual operator station can control up to 10 launcher boxes. The operator manually steers the missile by means of a small
joystick . These course corrections are transmitted to the missile via a thin set of wires that trail behind the missile - seeMCLOS . Like many earlyATGM s the missile had a large minimum range (seeAT-3 Sagger ) due to the time it took to get up to flight speed and come under operator control.Models
* ENATC / MGM-32A
Users
France ,Lebanon ,Norway ,South Africa ,United States ,Canada External links
* [http://astronautix.com/lvs/entac.htm astronautix.com]
* [http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/systems/Entac.htm redstone.army.mil]
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