M47 Dragon

Country of Origin: USA

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The U.S. M47 Dragon is a shoulder-fired, lightweight, anti-tank guided missile system originally known as the medium assault weapon (MAW). It is a short-range, man-portable weapon that is fired by one soldier.

The weapon consists of a tracker assembly and a discardable "packaged" missile.

The missile is packaged in a ready-round fiberglass tube. It has a cylindrical body, three curved pop-out fins and 60 small sustainer rockets that both propel and control the missile.

The rockets...

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