a ERYX missile on display
ERYX
Type	anti-tank
Nationality	France
Era	Cold War, modern
Launch platform	Individual, Vehicle
Target	Vehicle, Fortification
History
Builder	MBDA
Date of design
Production period	1989
Service duration	1994
Operators	Canadian, French, Norwegian armies
Variants
Number built
Specifications
Type
Diameter	0.136 m
Wing span
Length	0.905 m
Weight	10.2 kg (13 kg with launcher, Firing post weight 4.5 kg)
Propulsion
Steering
Guidance	SACLOS wire
Speed	18 m/s (65 km/h) at launch to 245 m/s (880 km/h) at 600 m
Range	50–600 m
Ceiling
Payload
Warhead	137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem HEAT (penetrating 0.9 m through RHA behind reactive armour, or 2.5 m through concrete)
Trigger

ERYX is a short-range man-portable SACLOS-based wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) produced by European company MBDA. It is used by several countries, including the Canadian, French, and Norwegian armies. The weapon can also be used against bunkers and pillboxes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1407x740, 300 KB) Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: ERYX ... A weapons platform is generally any structure or system on which a weapon can be mounted. ... MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2002 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... SACLOS (short for Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) is a second-generation method of missile guidance. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... High explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds are made of an explosive shaped charge that uses the Neumann effect (a development of the Munroe effect) to create a very high-velocity jet of metal in a state of superplasticity that can punch through solid armor. ... RHA stands for Rolled Homogeneous Armour. ... This article or section should be merged with Reactive armour Explosive Reactive Armour. ... Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building Installing rebar in a floor during a concrete pour In construction, concrete is a composite building material made from the combination of aggregate and cement binder. ... SACLOS (short for Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) is a second-generation method of missile guidance. ... A wire-guided missile is a missile guided by signals sent to it via thin wires reeled out during flight. ... An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) or weapon (ATGW) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles. ... MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2002 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... A bunker is a defensive warfare fortification to protect personnel or equipment. ... A bunker is a defensive warfare fortification to protect personnel or equipment. ...

Development

An agreement was reached in 1989 between the French and Canadian governments to co-produce the ERYX missile system. It entered service in 1994. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

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 m/s at 600 m, which it reaches in 4.3 seconds. The missiles 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 launchers crosshair, 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. SACLOS (short for Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) is a second-generation method of missile guidance. ...

The missile uses a two warheads ("tandem" warheads) in order to defeat reactive armour; a small warhead at the front of the missile and a larger warhead at the rear. This article or section should be merged with Reactive armour Explosive Reactive Armour. ...

According to MBDA claims the missile has achieved a hit rate of 95%, based on 1,000 test firings.

Operators

• Brazil
• Canada
• France
• Malaysia
• Norway
• Turkey (1999–2004)

See also

• MILAN
• Euromissile HOT

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External links

• army-technology.com
• mbda.net
• forums.military.com
• defense.gouv.fr
• defense.gouv.fr