Close Combat Antiarmor Weapon Systems (CCAWS) Technology Analysis

摘要

As the production of the Army's Long Range Antitank System, the TOW2B, ends, theinvestigation of new technologies for a replacement system is underway. A new system should have a greater range and lethality, while also providing greater survivability for the system gunner. Currently there are three technologies that appear to satisfy the above conditions. One candidate system uses a fire and forget technology, where the gunner is not required to guide the missile after firing. This system would be an extended range Javelin, the present Medium Range Antitank System. The second candidate is a command guided missile extending the range of the TOW2B. The last system is a hybrid in that it begins as a command guided missile and then at some range the command link is cut and the missile locks on the target without further command guidance required. This research examines the three technologies in both offensive and defensive scenarios using the TOW2B as a baseline for comparison. The three systems were modeled using the Janus Combat Simulation.