Mathogo

Mathogo
Type	Anti-tank missile
Place of origin	Argentina
Service history
In service	1978 - present
Production history
Designed	1970's
Manufacturer	CITEFA
Specifications
Weight	11.3 kg (25 lb)
Length	0.998 m (3.27 ft)
Diameter	102 mm (4.0 in)
Warhead	2.8-kg HEAT warhead
Engine	Two-stage solid fuel rocket
Wingspan	470 mm (19 in)
Operational range	400-3,000 m[1]
Speed	324 km/h (202 miles/hr)
Guidance system	MCLOS with wing-edge spoilers
Launch platform	vehicle, ground

The Mathogo is an Argentine wire-guided anti-tank missile developed by CITEFA ("Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de las FFAA" - the Armed Forces Scientific and Technical Research Institute) to supplement and eventually replace the Argentine 105-mm recoilless rifles. In design it is similar to the Swedish BANTAM by Bofors - which is reported to have been bought in limited numbers for the Argentine Marine Corps - only slightly larger and with a pointed nose section with the first versions. Some news report photo captions have even mistaken it for the BANTAM. Development was completed in the late 1970s and various reports have stated that it is no longer in production.^[2]

The Mathogo's warhead is capable of penetrating 400mm of rolled homogeneous armor.

The missile achieved operational status in 1978^[3] and is in use by the Argentine Army. The missile has been approved for launch from the Agusta A109 helicopter, although the missile's accuracy reportedly suffers when used in this role.^[4]

See also

• Cobra (anti-tank missile)
• Bofors Bantam (missile)
• Nord SS.10 anti-tank missile
• Aerospatiale ENTAC
• List of anti-tank guided missiles

References

1. ^ JWS 1988-89, p. 136
2. ^ JIW 1995-96, p. 298
3. ^ JALW, p. 126
4. ^ ATW, p. 15

• (ATW) Norris, John. Anti-tank weapons, London: Brasseys, 1996.
• (JALW) Lennox, Duncan. Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group, 2000.
• (JIW) Hogg, Ian. Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995-96, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1995.
• (JWS) Jane's Weapons Systems 1988-89, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1989.

External links

• (Spanish) CITEFA web site (also in English)
• (Spanish) SAORBATS picture of the missile in its transporter/launcher box
• (Spanish) SAORBATS (unofficial Argentine Army order of battle) Mathogo missile mentioned in the equipment list and its status (site visited 15:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC))