Nord SS.11
Also known as AGM-22, SS.11 missile, AS.11, Nord AS.11
The SS.11 is a French manual command to line of sight wire-guided anti-tank missile manufactured by Nord Aviation. It is also available in the air-to-ground version, AS.11, which featured a stabilized sighting system. The AS.11 was also known as the AGM-22 in American service. It is among the earliest guided anti-tank missiles, entering service with the French Army in 1956 and remaining in service into the 1980s. It also formed the basis for the larger and longer-ranged SS.12/AS.12 series.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- SS.11
- Weapon.image
- Ss11 01.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- SS.11 at the U.S. Army Redstone testing ground
- Weapon.origin
- France
- Weapon.type
- MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.designer
- Nord Aviation
- Weapon.design_date
- 1953
- Weapon.production_date
- 1956 – mid 1980s
- Weapon.number
- 180,000
- Weapon.filling
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Development
- Description
- Models
- Operators
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The SS.11 is a French manual command to line of sight wire-guided anti-tank missile manufactured by Nord Aviation. It is also available in the air-to-ground version, AS.11, which featured a stabilized sighting system. The AS.11 was also known as the AGM-22 in American service. It is among the earliest guided anti-tank missiles, entering service with the French Army in 1956 and remaining in service into the 1980s. It also formed the basis for the larger and longer-ranged SS.12/AS.12 series.
The missile was guided manually by comparing the location of the target to flares on the back of the missile and using a small joystick to adjust its flight. The original manual guidance system was replaced in 1967 to produce the Harpon version, which used SACLOS guidance using an infrared homing sensor tracking the original flares. This greatly eased the operation of the system, the operator simply had to keep the sights pointed at the target and the missile would automatically fly along the line of sight.