how powerful is the n-law anti-tank missiles used by the ukrainian army
the sweden developed the n-law missile as a shoulder-fired man-portable armor-defeating
infantry-level weapon the rise of the mbt in the cold war decades gave rise to increasing potency
of tank killing systems in turn culminating in the many useful options experienced on the
modern battlefields of today design of the n-law missile began by sab bofors dynamics
in 2002 utilizing key qualities of several well-tested developmental systems as well as
those accepted into the at4cs model of 1987 this adopted by the united states army as the m136
the end result is an appropriate answer to the constantly evolving threat that is the mbt
the n law fires a 150 millimeters missile at subsonic speeds out to an effective range of
600 meters with a maximum range of 1000 meters listed the system includes the launcher which is
disposable after a single use the launcher includes an optics set as well as its own
power supply and features a basic tube form with accessible muzzle and breech
the open breach nature absorbs much of the recoil force which allows the n law to be
shoulder fired by a single person usually over the right shoulder overall weight is
12.5 kilograms with an overall length of 1016 millimeters allowing for inherent portability
at the infantry level a shoulder strap is provided in this way several n-laws can be
carried into action by riflemen and brought to bear when needed providing effective portable
tank-killing firepower against unsuspecting tanker crews from nearly any angle as an armor-defeating
weapon the n-law can also be utilized against fortified structures with good results and holds
the inherently quality of being able to fire from enclosed spaces extremely useful in urban fighting
the missile initially clears the launcher before igniting its propellant to provide an added safety
measure for the fire initial velocity is rated at 131 feet per second and minimum engagement
range as 20 meters for additional safety guidance is achieved through a predicted
line of sight system and inertial guidance while the warhead seated on each missile can attack
targets through a top-down angle usually the most vulnerable of any armored vehicle including mbts
in swedish army service the n-law has been adopted under the rb-57 designation the
weapon has also been taken under use by the armies of finland indonesia luxembourg and
united kingdom as of november 2013. the finns designate the type as the 102 rslpstohjn law
while the british army have replaced their aged stock of law 80 and ilaw weapons with the mbt law
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