The "Gil" Personal Anti-Tank Missile [Pics too]

Israel Defense Forces ^ | May 8, 2003 | IDF Spokesperson's Unit

[Psycho_Bunny]

Are they out yet? I can't find one at Buy.com

[68skylark]

Weight: 13.3kg

Is this a typo? I'm not a big-time expert, but this seems too light to be real effective.

[zarf]

Try ebay....toy section.

[Asclepius]

'Gil' means joy in Hebrew.

Doubtless this device will bring joy to Syrian tank commanders.

[upchuck]

Are they out yet? I can't find one at Buy.com

Nothing on Ebay either. Damn! And I was planning on buying a dozen. :)

[ErnBatavia]

Well, that's just a hair under 30 pounds...dunno.

[Lazamataz]

THIS is what I am talking about, when I say "Second Amendment"!

[Slings and Arrows]

I am not an expert (nor do I play one on TV), but if the guidance system is all it's cracked up to be, it may be designed to target vulnerable areas, such as top armor, turret joints, treads, etc.

[ctlpdad]

I'd like to get one of those to take out my teachers-union local president bitch sister-in-laws subaru!

[Cachelot]

target vulnerable areas, such as top armor, turret joints

Yep. Spec says something about vertical attack :)).

[ctlpdad]

a depleted uranium round doesn't weigh much either.

[yonif]

More Pics From the IDF (first week of May)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/908674/posts

[TC Rider]

Nothing on Ebay either. Damn! And I was planning on buying a dozen. :)

Silly, you have to get them through the gun show loophole.

[68skylark]

A TOW missle weighs about 60 lbs. A TOW with its tripod, guidance gear, etc weighs about 320 lbs. If this Israeli missle weighs about 30 lbs, it seems rather light. Maybe it's intended more for use against APC, bunkers, etc -- and not for use against modern tanks. Or maybe the writer put the decimal place in the wrong position when he gave the weight.

[SJSAMPLE]

DU is (was) only used in penetrator rounds that require significant hardness, density and speed to work. AT rounds from a portable tube launcher can't achieve the speeds required for penetration, so they use high explosive, shaped-charge warheads. Those are the heavier rounds.

[TheAngryClam]

DU is the worst thing ever, it kills children, mains the living, and pollutes everywhere it reaches for years on end.

Oh wait, I thought you were talking about DemocraticUnderground.com, not depleted uranium.

[xm177e2]

Maybe it's intended more for use against APC, bunkers, etc -- and not for use against modern tanks. Or maybe the writer put the decimal place in the wrong position when he gave the weight.

Nope, the Gil is an anti-tank missile and the article says it's light enough that one soldier can carry two of them.

[lodwick]

Where do we get ours?

[68skylark]

Nope, the Gil is an anti-tank missile and the article says it's light enough that one soldier can carry two of them.

Well this article/ad really makes this missle sound like a great piece of gear. If they can use a 30 lb missle to accomplish the same thing as a 60 lb TOW then the developers are really smart people -- or they've found a way to bend the laws of physics.