The change of MILAN missile systerm and "some" was send for this training in France but somehow someone up there change and now we use Spike and not TRIGAT.
The requirement for medium range TRIGAT was identified as a replacement for the MILAN missile, which was first produced in 1973 by Euromissile. The system is portable and the entire system, including a second munition, can be carried by two people.
The guidance system for TRIGAT MR uses a laser beam-riding system, developed by BAE Systems and Zeiss Optronics. The laser beam is aimed at the target and the missile is launched. The seeker in the missile acquires the laser beam and guides the missile to the target. The target must therefore be in line-of-sight and the laser must remain on target until impact. The laser beam is coded for protection against countermeasures. The thermal imaging sight employs infrared charge-coupled (IRCCD) detectors, giving day and night capability.
The target range is from 200m with target crossing speed up to 60km/h, to 2,400m with target crossing speed up to 150km/h, with minimum target cross section 1m x 1m. Guidance by thrust vector control is achieved by applying propulsive force near the missileÂ’s centre of gravity. Thrust vector control gives TRIGAT MR a performance advantage particularly for urban environments, because it provides high manoeuvrability against short range agile targets and allows a low missile launch velocity of less than 20m/s. The low launch velocity eliminates problems of back blast and gas efflux and helps to avoid detection by the enemy. The tail fins are hinged and have a curved surface, which results in the missile spinning in flight for aerodynamic stabilisation. The dimensions of TRIGAT MR are approximately length 100cm x body diameter 10cm.
TRIGAT MR is equipped with a double shaped charge warhead for successful strike against composite, spaced, layered active and add-on reactive armour protection. The warhead is detonated with a proximity fuse. The time from the decision to fire to launch is less than 1s. The missile reloading time is given as 5s and maximum firing rate is 3 firings per minute.