BAe Swingfire - Revision history

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== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

* {{Specs-Link|uk_fv102_striker}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_fv438_swingfire}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the bomb.''

=== Effective damage ===
''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilize this bomb in game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Missiles}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

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 == Description ==
 [[File:WeaponImage Swingfire.png|thumb|left|420px|The Swingfire missile (scale is approximate)]]
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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_fv102_striker}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_fv438_swingfire}}
 == General info ==
-<!--''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the bomb.''-->
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.'' -->
 The Swingfire was the British Army's primary heavy anti-tank missile during the Cold War period. It was designed to allow the launcher vehicle to remain completely under cover while the gunner took a portable sighting system forward to a hidden location to guide the missiles. The missile used thrust vectoring with enough control to make a 90 degree turn immediately after firing, allowing the launcher to be positioned down a side street or behind buildings. A second sight was mounted on a periscope arrangement on the vehicle as well, allowing quick reaction shots from behind berms and hills.
 The original versions of the 1970s offered 500 mm of penetration and used a manual guidance system, but the fleet was updated with semi-automatic guidance and then a new 800 mm warhead. This meant it could penetrate any tank from the 1960s through the 1980s, until the widespread introduction of composite and reactive armours. It is relatively slow, which allows the enemy to sometimes escape attack, but it remains highly manoeuvrable throughout its flight and can use this to attack targets behind cover.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;text-align:center"
-! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
+! Characteristics || BAe Swingfire (Swingfire) || BAe Swingfire (Striker) || BAe Swingfire Mk.2
 |-
-| '''Calibre''' || 170 mm
+| '''Calibre''' || 170 mm || 170 mm || 170 mm
 |-
-| '''Mass''' || 27 kg
+| '''Mass''' || 27 kg || 27 kg || 27 kg
 |-
-| '''Guidance''' || Semi-Automatic (SACLOS)
+| '''Guidance''' || Semi-automatic (SACLOS) || Semi-automatic (SACLOS) || Semi-automatic (SACLOS)
 |-
-| '''Maximum speed''' || 185 m/s
+| '''Maximum speed''' || 185 m/s || 185 m/s || 185 m/s
 |-
-| '''Firing Range''' || 4 km
+| '''Firing range''' || 4 km || 4 km || 4 km
 |-
-| '''Missile guidance time''' || 26 secs
+| '''Missile guidance time''' || 26 secs || 26 secs || 26 secs
 |-
-| '''Explosive''' || 4.55 kg TNTeq
+| '''Explosive mass''' || 4.55 kg TNTeq || 4.55 kg TNTeq || 4.55 kg TNTeq
 |-
-| '''Fuze sensitivity''' || 0.1 mm
+| '''Fuze delay''' || 0.05 m || 0 m || 0 m
 |-
-| '''Fuze delay''' || 0.05 m
+| '''Fuze sensitivity''' || 0.1 mm || 0.1 mm || 0.1 mm
 |-
-| '''Armour penetration''' || 535 mm
+| '''Armour penetration''' || 535 mm || 535 mm || 700 mm
 |-
 |}
 === Effective damage ===
-''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''
+''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe situations when you would utilize this bomb in game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''
+''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==

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 [[File:WeaponImage Swingfire.png|thumb|left|420px|The Swingfire missile (scale is approximate)]]
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-Swingfire was the British Army's primary heavy anti-tank missile during the Cold War period. It was designed to allow the launcher vehicle to remain completely under cover while the gunner took a portable sighting system forward to a hidden location to guide the missiles. The missile used thrust vectoring with enough control to make a 90 degree turn immediately after firing, allowing the launcher to be positioned down a side street or behind buildings. A second sight was mounted on a periscope arrangement on the vehicle as well, allowing quick reaction shots from behind berms and hills.
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a British SACLOS [[Anti-tank guided missiles|anti-tank guided missile]]. It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]].
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
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 ! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 [[File:WeaponImage Swingfire.png|thumb|left|420px|The Swingfire missile (scale is approximate)]]
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-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
+Swingfire was the British Army's primary heavy anti-tank missile during the Cold War period. It was designed to allow the launcher vehicle to remain completely under cover while the gunner took a portable sighting system forward to a hidden location to guide the missiles. The missile used thrust vectoring with enough control to make a 90 degree turn immediately after firing, allowing the launcher to be positioned down a side street or behind buildings. A second sight was mounted on a periscope arrangement on the vehicle as well, allowing quick reaction shots from behind berms and hills.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

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 == Description ==
-[[File:WeaponImage Swingfire.png|thumb|left|420px|The Swingfire missile]]
+[[File:WeaponImage Swingfire.png|thumb|left|420px|The Swingfire missile (scale is approximate)]]
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 ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

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	''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''		''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''