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The '''BGM-71 TOW''' ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, [[Wirewire-guided missile|Wirewire-guided]]", pronounced {{IPAc-en|'|t|ou}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.redstone.army.mil/miss-tow.html|title=Official US Army history of TOW (9th paragraph)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703021005/http://history.redstone.army.mil/miss-tow.html|archive-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> is an American [[anti-tank missile]]. TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the [[SS.10]] and [[ENTAC]], offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly improved [[semi-automatic command to line of sight]] (SACLOS) that could also be equipped with [[infrared]] cameras for night time use.
 
First produced in 1970, TOW is one of the most widely used anti-tank [[Missile guidance|guided missiles]].<ref>{{cite web|title=M-220 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW) |url=https://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/tow.htm|publisher=fas.org |access-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103052828/https://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/tow.htm|archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> It can be found in a wide variety of manually carried and vehicle-mounted forms, as well as widespread use on [[helicopter]]s. Originally designed by [[Hughes Aircraft]] in the 1960s, the weapon is currently produced by [[Raytheon]].
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