U.S. Army Europe and Africa on X: "What do y'all know about the TOW? The Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile has been around for a while, but it's still a solid,
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How does a wire guided missile work? Is it steered mechanically or does the wire transfer steering information? - Quora
![The wire from a TOW missile is secured at firing point 5 on range 19 at Fort McCoy, Wis., on March 14, 2016. The BGM-71 TOW is a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided The wire from a TOW missile is secured at firing point 5 on range 19 at Fort McCoy, Wis., on March 14, 2016. The BGM-71 TOW is a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R90F1D/the-wire-from-a-tow-missile-is-secured-at-firing-point-5-on-range-19-at-fort-mccoy-wis-on-march-14-2016-the-bgm-71-tow-is-a-tube-launched-optically-tracked-wire-guided-anti-tank-missile-currently-manufactured-by-raytheon-R90F1D.jpg)
The wire from a TOW missile is secured at firing point 5 on range 19 at Fort McCoy, Wis., on March 14, 2016. The BGM-71 TOW is a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided
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