- ERYX
Infobox Weapon
is_missile=yes
caption=
name=ERYX
type=Anti-tank
origin=flagcountry|France
flagcountry|Canada
era=Cold War, modern
launch_platform=Individual, Vehicle
target= Vehicles, fortifications, helicopters
manufacturer=MBDA
design_date=
production_date=1989
service=1994
used_by=Canadian Forces , French, Norwegian armies
spec_type=
diameter=0.136 m
wingspan=
length=0.905 m
weight= 10.2 kg (13 kg with launcher, Firing post weight 4.5 kg)
speed=18 m/s (65 km/h) at launch to 245 m/s (880 km/h) at 600 m
vehicle_range= 50–600 m
ceiling=
filling=137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem HEAT (penetrating 0.9 m through RHA behind reactive armour, or 2.5 m throughconcrete )
detonation=
engine=
steering=
guidance=SACLOS wire
variants=
number=ERYX is a short-range portable
SACLOS -based wire-guidedanti-tank guided missile (ATGM) produced by European companyMBDA . It is used by several countries, including theCanadian Forces , French, and Norwegian armies. The weapon can also be used againstbunker s and pillboxes. It also has some capability in theanti aircraft role to bring down low flying helicopters, due to itswire guided system.Development
An agreement was reached in
1989 between the French and Canadian governments to co-produce the ERYX missile system. It entered service in1994 .Description
The missile uses a low-speed "soft launch" that enables it to be fired from confined spaces. This enables it to be used effectively in an urban setting. The missile is then accelerated by a sustainer motor to its maximum speed of 245 meters per second at 600 meters, which it reaches in 4.3 seconds. The missile's initial low speed is controlled by use of
thrust vectoring ; the missile has two exhausts around the mid section which fire as the missile rotates.The missile uses
SACLOS guidance, the launcher tracks a light source on the rear of the missile and compares its position with the centre of the launcher's cross-hair, sending corrective signals down a trailing control wire. The missile increases resistance to jamming by pulsing the light source on the rear of the missile.The missile uses two "tandem"
warhead s in order to defeat reactive armour; a small warhead at the front of the missile and a larger warhead at the rear.According to MBDA claims the missile has achieved a hit rate of 95%, based on 1,000 test firings.
Operators
; BRA; CAN; FRA; MAS: Use by
10 Paratrooper Brigade only.; NOR; TUR (1999–2004)See also
*
MILAN
*Euromissile HOT
*Bumbar External links
* [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/eryx/ army-technology.com]
* [http://www.mbda.net/site/FO/scripts/siteFO_contenu.php?lang=EN&noeu_id=100 mbda.net]
*fr icon [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/dga/enjeux/les_programmes_d_armement/systemes_des_forces/la_maitrise_du_milieu_aeroterrestre/arme_anti-char_eryx/le_missile_antichar_eryx/ defense.gouv.fr]
*fr icon [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/terre/decouverte/materiels/armement/eryx/ defense.gouv.fr]
* [http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=444 ARMYRECON article by Jack E. Hammond]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRbhH4si6X8 Video of ERYX in action]
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