9K115-2 Metis-M (AT-13 Saxhorn-2) Russian Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)

Hezbollah Proliferation. The 9K115-2 Metis-M is a Russian anti-tank missile system. "9K115-2" is the GRAU designation of the missile system. Its NATO reporting name is AT-13 Saxhorn-2. The system is designed to augment the combat power of company-level motorized units. The Metis-M system adds to the usual positive qualities of a man-portable anti-tank-guided missile with significant improvements in range, accuracy, and lethality. Owing to the small dimensions and lightweight of its components, this man-portable system can be carried by its crew in compact packs over any distance and over a wide variety of terrain types, including stream crossing. The three-man crew carries personal weapons and an ammunition load of five missiles. One crew member carries a pack with a missile-loaded launcher, which considerably reduces the time of fire preparation and allows the crew to engage targets whilst moving. In the event of the sudden appearance of a target, the operator can fire from the shoulder with the launcher rested against a local object. The two other crew members each carry a pack with two missiles. The Metis-M ATGM system has semi-automatic missile guidance, with commands transmitted over a wire link. The guidance system is constructed so that the most sophisticated and costly components, such as a gyroscopic coordinator, electronic units, and an onboard battery, are excluded from the missile. FEATURES * changes from the traveling to the firing position—and vice versa—in 15 – 20 seconds; * firing rate of 3 - 4 rounds per minute; * fired from organized and deployed sites in the prone and standing foxhole positions, as well as from combat vehicles; * can be shipped by any type of transport and can be air-dropped. * The Metis-M system comprises: combat assets; * maintenance facilities; * training aids.