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.

陶式反坦克导弹（英文：BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank Missile），是20世纪60年代美国休斯飞机公司研制的一种车载式重型反坦克导弹。 TOW是英文管射（Tube launched）、光学追踪（Optically tracked）和线控导引（Wire command link guided）的缩写。

BGM-71拖式飛彈（BGM-71 TOW）是美國的一種反坦克飛彈。TOW是管射（Tube launched）、光學追蹤（Optically tracked）和線控導引（Wire command link guided）的英文縮寫。 TOW的生產開始於1970年，是現在世界上最廣泛使用的反坦克導引飛彈。

2022年3月15日 · A ‘bunker buster’ variant of the TOW 2A, to defeat field fortifications, bunkers and urban structures, has been developed and fielded by the US Army. The TOW 2A bunker buster has a range of 3,750m. It is scheduled to arm the US Army’s anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) variant of the Stryker combat vehicle family. TOW 2B anti-tank missile

An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons, which ...

2023年1月22日 · The TOW is rated for armor penetration from 430mm in thickness to approximately 630mm in thickness depending on the production model (newer forms proving more lethal). As the TOW is an optically tracked, line-of-sight (LoS) weapon and visual engagement of a target is an important quality to consider when the missile is launched.

bgm-71c（改进型tow，itow）沿用b型推出了一种新型聚能装药弹头，其前锥上安装了一个延伸探头，以帮助提高装甲穿透率。 BGM-71D (TOW-2) 紧随其后，基于BGM-71C，改进了运动功能和制导功能，并扩大了弹头以获得更大的装甲穿透效果。

It is primarily used in antitank warfare, and is a command to line of sight, wire-guided weapon. TOW is used to engage and destroy enemy armored vehicles, primarily tanks. Secondary mission is to destroy other point targets such as non-armored vehicles, crew …

TOW ATGM: A Simple and Reliable Tank Killer. Advantages and Disadvantages. Combat Use.

The TOW-2B (formerly the TOW lethality improvement programme) is a product improved variant with an Overflight Top Attack (OTA) capability.