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The Mamba was introduced in 1972 and improved the guidance system, and added a dual thrust motor with an initial low power launch mode, followed by a higher powered sustainer which allows the missile to be gathered more easily during the initial seconds of flight. Initial launch speed is just 35
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The Cobra has a cruciform arrangement of four large forward swept wings. The main body is a long cylinder, with an underslung launch booster. Each of the wings has a spoiler on the rear edge which is used to steer the missile. The warhead is at the front of the missile, behind which is the
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Production of the original missile ended in 1968, with a new version, the Cobra 2000 entering service. The Cobra 2000 extended the range of the missile to 2,000 meters and could be fitted with either an anti-tank warhead or a dual purpose anti-tank/fragmentation warhead.
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meters per second, after the sustainer is engaged this increases to 140 meters per second. The missile travels faster, reducing the time of flight to its maximum range in just 17.5 seconds. Also the operator is provided with a x7 power telescope.
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and guidance circuitry which allows the missile to interpret steering instructions from the operator. Behind the guidance mechanism is the sustainer motor, around which is wrapped the guidance wire which pays out behind the missile.
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missile systems, which were upgrades that improved the guidance system and performance of the missile. The missile had limited distribution in the United States by
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176:952 mm (Cobra 2000)
80:1957 - 1968 (Cobra)
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211:Detonation
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326:Oerlikon
248:Guidance
242:500 km/h
183:Diameter
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255:MCLOS
219:HEAT
750:ISBN
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