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In Soledar, the fighters of the Wagner PMCs were able to capture the BGM-71 TOW ATGM fire control system. This is reported by Russian military commanders.
The fire control system is designed to track the target and the missile, adjust the trajectory of the missile to ensure the destruction of the designated target. In addition, the fire control system allows the gunner of the complex to test its operability before operation.
On the footage shown by the military officers, you can see traces of fragments on the fire control system. Probably, fragments hit it when the BGM-71 TOW itself was hit.
Image source: topwar.ru
Image source: topwar.ru
Recall that the BGM-71 TOW is a heavy anti-tank missile system (ATGM) of American production. It was developed back in the 1960s, since then it has undergone certain modifications. The complex is in service with the armies of the United States and many European countries.
For more than half a century of operation, ATGMs have been used in a variety of conflicts - from the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli wars to the civil war in Syria. He has proven himself well.
With the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, NATO countries began to supply such complexes to the Ukrainian army. As it turned out, the AFU formations actively used these ATGMs during the battles for Soledar. But the American weapons did not help the Ukrainian formations to defend the city: it was liberated by the forces of the Wagner PMCs.
