The BGM-71 TOW is an American anti-tank missile. First produced in 1968, TOW is one of the most widely used anti-tank guided missiles. It can be found in a wide variety of manually carried and vehicle
An M41 tripod-mounted TOW ITAS-FTL with PADS of the U.S. Army in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, May 2009
A U.S. Army soldier in 1964, with the first concept mock-up of Redstone Arsenal's proposed future HAW system (Heavy Antitank Weapon). The HAW ultimately resulted in the modern-day TOW.
TOW launch showing guidance wires
Rear end of a BGM-71F TOW missile, showing the IR beacon
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American tracked armored fighting vehicle of the United States developed by FMC Corporation and now manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Def
BGM-71 TOW
…Fighting Vehicle (CFV) carried TOW missiles. The M2 can also carry seven additional rounds, while the M3 can carry twelve. The M2 and M3 medium-weight Bradley Fighting Vehicles destroyed more Iraqi tanks during the war than the M1A1 Abrams heavy Main Battle Tanks. Both AT (TOW) Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division…
A U.S. Army M2 Bradley on display at Fort Irwin, California, in 2013
A Bradley firing the M242 25 mm (1 in) chain gun
A Bradley firing a TOW missile
Flotation curtain, now discontinued