https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=U143200464War Thunder Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-06-10T04:49:10ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=AGM-65B&diff=186333AGM-65B2024-05-14T16:45:24Z<p>U143200464: Added history w/ reference from US Air Force website</p>
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<div>{{About<br />
| about = American air-to-ground missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = other versions<br />
| link = AGM-65 (Family)<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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[[File:WeaponImage AGM-65B.png|thumb|left|420px|The AGM-65B missile (scale is approximate)]]<br />
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an American TV-guided air-to-ground missile. It was introduced in [[Update "Red Skies"]].<br />
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===<br />
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}<br />
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|F-4}}{{Specs-Link|f-4e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-4f_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-4e_iaf}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|F-5}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e_aidc}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e_fcu_thailand}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_20a}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|F-16}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_20_mlu}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16aj}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10_iaf}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|JAS39}}{{Specs-Link|saab_jas39c_south_africa}}<br />
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|A-7}}{{Specs-Link|a_7k}}<br />
{{Navigation-Line|A-10}}{{Specs-Link|a_10a_early}}<br />
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== General info ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics<br />
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| '''Mass''' || 210.47 kg<br />
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| '''Guidance''' || TV<br />
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 0.9 M<br />
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| '''Missile guidance time''' || 105 secs<br />
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| '''Launch range''' || 23 km<br />
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 51.19 kg TNTeq<br />
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| '''Warhead type''' || HEAT<br />
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| '''Armour penetration''' || 830 mm<br />
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=== Effective damage ===<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Fire-and-Forget missile once a lock has been made<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Requires a direct hit to kill ground vehicles and is occasionally blocked by ERA even on directs hits<br />
* Track-locking tank-sized target is only likely around 6 km away (locking onto static target can still be done further away)<br />
* Cannot be fired without a lock<br />
* Cannot be used at night or in poor visibility conditions such as rain<br />
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== History ==<br />
The Air Force accepted the first AGM-65A Maverick in August 1972. A total of 25,750 A and B Mavericks were purchased by the Air Force. Maverick A's have recently been phased out of the inventory. The Air Force took delivery of the first AGM-65D in October 1983, with initial operational capability in February 1986. Delivery of operational AGM-65G missiles took place in 1989. More than 5,000 AGM-65 A/B/D/E/F/G's were employed during Operation Desert Storm, mainly attacking armored targets. <ref>https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104577/agm-65-maverick/</ref><br />
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== Media ==<br />
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<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200"><br />
File:AGM-65B_fired_from_an_A-7K.jpg|<small>An AGM-65B fired from an A-7K</small><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[AGM-65 (Family)]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104577/agm-65-maverick/ <nowiki>[USAF] AGM-65 Maverick Fact Sheet</nowiki>]<br />
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