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MILAN

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MILAN is a Franco-West German anti-tank guided missile system. Its design began in 1962 and it was ready for trials by 1971, entering service in 1972 as a wire-guided, semi-automatic command to line of sight system. Later versions could be fitted with thermal sights for use at night. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Weapon Class
Anti-tank missile 1
Introduced Year
1972 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Connections

Used In

Falklands War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, type
    Anti-tank missile
  • Lead, paragraph 1
    accepted for service in 1972
  • service-status
    service = 1972-present
  • Used In: South African Border War, infobox wars field: 'South African Border War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Falklands War, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
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2. Wikidata: MILAN
Wikidata Q1463375, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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