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Mokopa
Mokopa laser guided anti-tank missile
Type
Air-to-surface
Place of origin
South Africa
Production history
Manufacturer
Denel Dynamics
Produced
1996–present
No. built
74 (2009)[1]
Specifications
Mass
49.8 kg (110 lb)[2]
Length
1.995 m (6.55 ft)
Diameter
17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Warhead
Tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) able to penetrate > 1000+ mm RHA; Blast Fragmentation
The ZT-6 Mokopa is a South African air-to-ground anti-tank guided missile.[1] As of 2005[update], it is in its final stages of development, and is being integrated onto the South African Air Force's Rooivalk attack helicopters. The missile is produced by Denel Dynamics, formerly Kentron. The current version uses semi-active laser (SAL) guidance, requiring the target to be illuminated by a laser designator either on the launch platform or elsewhere; though there are alternative guidance packages available including a millimetre-wave radar (MMW) seeker and a two-colour imaging infrared (IIR) seeker.[2]
All variants of the Mokopa feature two launch modes, lock-on before launch (LOBL) and lock-on after launch (LOAL). LOBL is the older, more conventional mode of missile launching, where a target must be illuminated by the launch platform before launch. LOAL in contrast allows the launch platform to launch the missile with or without being in sight of the target. For the SAL version, this allows either the launch platform to move into place and illuminate the target only immediately before a missile strikes a target, or allows an observer on the ground equipped with a laser designator to guide a missile. This method of launch greatly reduces the exposure time of the launch platform to enemy fire.
^ ab"The Market for Anti-Tank Missiles" (PDF). Forecast International. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ ab"The Unofficial South African Air Force Website". Saairforce.co.za. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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