MAX 1.2 AC

Mectron MSS-1.2
Mectron MSS-1.2
Type	Anti-tank
Place of origin	Brazil
Service history
In service	2009–present
Used by	Brazil
Production history
Manufacturer	Mectron
Specifications
Warhead	Mectron HMX warhead family
Detonation; mechanism	solid propellant (2 stages)
Engine	Motor to two stages, with solid propellant, based on double occupancy.
Guidance; system	Section of control and guidance: digital electronics, microprocessor-based Laser guidance and Radar guidance[clarification needed] for redundancy.
Steering; system	Flight-controlled fins in cruciform configuration with electrically actuated canards and Loop control with PID strategy
Launch; platform	Individual, Vehicle

The Mectron MSS-1.2 is a Brazilian personal missile launch system with laser guidance used for close-range fighting. It is the standard personal missile launch system of the Brazilian army and marine corps. The MSS 1.2 has a range of 500 to 3,000 m and can be used against tanks, armoured vehicles, infantry, bunkers, small buildings, boats, aircraft, and helicopters.

The missile is equipped with a warhead type hollow charge and a two-stage propulsion system. Guidance is performed by a laser beam projected by the fire control system. Similar in performance to the Russian 9M123 Khrizantema, it is meant to compete with other next generation missiles. The MSS-1.2 was designed to deal with current and future armored threats such as Russian T-90, American M-1 Abrams and British Challenger 2 tanks, but can also be used against low-altitude aircraft such as helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. It has successfully breached more than six meters of concrete in tests carried out by the Brazilian army.

Description

The anti-tank missile MSS 1.2 is in production, waiting for placement in the Brazilian Army. Although the requirement of EB was for a missile with a 2,000 meter range, during recent tests the missile remained "attitude of target", (i.e., it was guided and impacted on the target at ranges ranging from 3,500 to 4,000 meters) "We put a conservative in the serial range of 3000m. But it goes much further, and accurately, while maintaining full control."^[1]

Flight in controlled canards cruciform configuration
Bearing induced by the wings
Shaped warhead with HMX explosive
Engine two stages, with solid propellant, based on double occupancy.
Section of control and guidance system: digital electronics, microprocessor-based
Loop control with PID strategy
Canards electrically actuated