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zakblood -> RE: PzGren ATGM teams - Thermals? (3/16/2014 1:29:13 PM)
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h88p://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/milan.htm
and,
h88p://www.thefreelibrary.com/Infantry+night+vision+systems.-a09037406
h88p://www.jedsite.info/missiles-mike/mike/milan_series/milan-series.html
h88p://survincity.com/2011/02/the-history-of-anti-tank-guns-atgm/
all good reads for Mira sights, range,dates etc
quote"
MILAN (Missile d'Infantrie Leger ANti-char) is made by the Euromissile consortium. Maximum range is 1950m, the missile arming after 20m and having a minimum planning range of 400m (in practice effective from 280-1950m). PARAs like carrying heavy stuff and tabbing long distances. The firing post weighs 18kg with the missile re-loads weighing 12kg. The excellent MIRA thermal sight was not yet in service in 1982 meaning that night shoots tended to be accompanied by illumination from mortars or schermully type flares. An account of such an engagement appears in Nick Vaux's book "March to the South Atlantic" where J Coy 42Cdo engages Argentine MG positions on the western end of Mt. Harriet with MILAN whilst the Mortar platoon provided illumination. Vaux comments on the leisurely flight time of the missile (12.5 seconds to get to maximum range) which is a potential issue if engaging fleeting AFV targets which may be behind cover when the missile arrives but was not a problem for bunker-busting in the Falklands." end quote
h88p://falklandsctg317.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/mratgw-milan-firing-post.html
sorry did try to find dates, but each different country used it at different times etc, sight and weapon etc :(
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