AGM-65 Maverick Hits

The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground tactical missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, and fuel storage facilities.

The AGM-65F (infrared targeting) used by the US Navy has an infrared guidance system optimized for ship tracking and a larger penetrating warhead than the shaped charge used by the US Marine Corps and the US Air Force (300 pounds (136 kg) vs 125 pounds (57 kg)). The infrared TV camera enables the pilot to lock onto targets through light fog where the conventional TV seeker's view would be just as limited as the pilot's. The AGM-65 has two types of warheads; one has a contact fuze in the nose, and the other has a heavyweight warhead with a delayed fuze, which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before firing. The latter is most effective against large, hard targets. The propulsion system for both types is a solid-fuel rocket motor behind the warhead.

The Maverick missile is unable to lock onto targets on its own; it has to be given input by the pilot or WSO. In an A-10, for example, the video feed from the seeker head is relayed to a screen in the cockpit, where the pilot can check the locked target of the missile before launch. A crosshair on the HUD is shifted by the pilot to set the approximate target while the missile will then automatically recognize and lock on to the target. Once the missile is launched, it requires no further assistance from the launch vehicle and tracks its target automatically. This makes it a Fire-and-forget weapon.[

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[cr9527]

u dont need Maverick to take out a T-72, they are falling apart on their own.

[adamlslda]

Fakk, this missle pwns armor.

BTW: What's is it's hit ratio in %?

[franknbeans4761]

@Robbob9933 It just depends on the force. That is correct. The HARM has an astonishing range of 106 km. And most ships cannot intercept such missiles unless with a TOR launcher or maybe a CIWS. But yes, it just depends, some ships have missiles that go outside 106 km, some don't.

[Robbob9933]

@franknbeans4761 In a naval engagement, the opposition force composition would be known. HARMs would have taken care of any RADAR transmitters. Then any CIWS would be overwhelmed by volume and direction.

[franknbeans4761]

@Robbob9933 Well, it has a maximum range of 28 km. That is within most ship defenses, except smaller ships like corvettes & guided missile boats.

[Robbob9933]

@franknbeans4761 The Naval Maverick was designed for anti-shipping purposes.  It will penetrate ANY currently active ship in any navy.

[Robbob9933]

@adamlslda Navy designed seeker is very close to 100%. Air Force designed seeker 50%-75%. Air Force was considering adopting the Navy seeker when I left the program.

[franknbeans4761]

@ww2footage In all likelihood, it probably can. It is sometimes used for light anti-shipping purposes, having a warhead that weighs 125-300 pounds is completely overkill for a tank. I think the current US inventory is 30,000-40,000 missiles.

[CaptainsneakyMk5]

gotta love shape charge technology.

[gamekiiid]

@cr9527 Maverrick is big missile its destroyed evrythink hi want. xD

[whiteys1015]

its like killing a tank by dropping a building on it...

[NielsShoe]

AGM 65 is old but they braught out newer ones since the first one and it dont miss.