MIM-72 - Revision history

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‎Pros and cons

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Introduction and comparison

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Pros and Cons

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 '''Pros:'''
-* The MIM-72E and G variants are smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
+* The MIM-72G variant is smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
 * Features relatively good flare resistance
 * Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit

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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.''
+The MIM-72 is a US Surface to Air missile that can be found on the Imp.Chapparal in the american and israeli tech tree. The Missile comes in 4 variants: The american chapparal features the MIM-72C and E while the israeli has acces to the MIM-72E and G variants.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+The MIM-72 is similar to the american [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missile and the soviet [[9M37M]] missile.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
-The MIM-72 is a US Surface to Air missile that can be found on the Imp.Chapparal in the american and israeli tech tree. The Missile comes in 4 variants: The american chapparal features the MIM-72C and E while the israeli has acces to the MIM-72E and G variants.
+''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 ===
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 == General info ==
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-The MIM-72 is similar to the american [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missile and the soviet [[9M37M]] missile.
+''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
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 '''Pros:'''
-* The MIM-72 is smokeless, making it harder to spot by enemy aircraft
+* The MIM-72E and G variants are smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
 * Features relatively good flare resistance
 * Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit

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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.''
+The MIM-72 is a US Surface to Air missile that can be found on the Imp.Chapparal in the american and israeli tech tree. The Missile comes in 4 variants: The american chapparal features the MIM-72C and E while the israeli has acces to the MIM-72E and G variants.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 == General info ==
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
@@ Line 43: / Line 42: @@
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+The MIM-72 is similar to the american [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missile and the soviet [[9M37M]] missile.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 '''Pros:'''
-* The MIM-72E and G variants are smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
+* The MIM-72 is smokeless, making it harder to spot by enemy aircraft
 * Features relatively good flare resistance
 * Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit

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 '''Pros:'''
-* The MIM-72 is smokeless, making it harder to spot by enemy aircraft
+* The MIM-72E and G variants are smokeless, making them harder to be spotted by enemy aircraft
 * Features relatively good flare resistance
 * Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit

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 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
-* The MIM-72E is smokeless making the spotting of the missile harder for enemy aircraft
+* The MIM-72 is smokeless, making it harder to spot by enemy aircraft
-* Features relatively good flare resistencs
+* Features relatively good flare resistance
-* Has a high explosive mass, killing (or at least doing critical damage to) most planes when hit directly
+* Has a high explosive mass, knocking out most planes with a direct hit
 '''Cons:'''
 * Low all-aspect range
-* Limited Overload making close-range hits almost impossible
+* Limited overload making close-range hits almost impossible
 == History ==

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 == Usage in battles ==
-The MIM-72s effectiveness highly depends on the target and its orientation relative to the launcher.  Do to the 72s low G overload it is best used slower, less agile targets. Though not vary effective against distant helicopters, The missile has a vary sensitive IR seeker and can almost anything.
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
 === Pros and cons ===

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 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''
+The MIM-72s effectiveness highly depends on the target and its orientation relative to the launcher.  Do to the 72s low G overload it is best used slower, less agile targets. Though not vary effective against distant helicopters, The missile has a vary sensitive IR seeker and can almost anything.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
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 '''Cons:'''
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 == 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.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''