As I don't want to leave people hanging I'll start with an excerpt from the "vault" with the ref below.
Current and Future TOWs
Current TOW missile improvements include a bunker buster (BB) variant and replacement of the obsolete wire guidance link with one that operates via radio frequency (RF). The TOW BB, which is just entering the Army and USMC inventories, is optimized for precision assault capability and features a blast fragmentation warhead that can punch through an 8-inch thick, doublereinforced concrete wall from ranges up to 3,750 meters. The RF guidance link is in production with deliveries beginning in FY10.
I don't know if the RF factor has any implications in the game world or not. But larger and wider expanses of water are no longer a factor. Moderate to heavy wet weather was to some extent with early TOW a factor as well, though minor, still a % was there for misses or "near hits" vs kill shots. We all heard the stories wide river shots or low % shots from the beach in testing. We've come a long way from there with first improved wires and systems and the missiles themselves.
One of those CIA documents I posted last summer addressed some of this along with other factors. It's ironic to note the Soviets factored our ATGM systems as one of the reasons they changed their doctrine to a more "defensive" one while the CIA (As noted above.) made the estimate that a determined Soviet offensive might've succeeded because we didn't have enough in the operational theatre and for the issues as discussed above. Anyway I digress
. Besides I need some rest as the grand daughter is with us and tomorrow is movie day with CINCLANTHOME while I see one on MacArthur.
Be wary of those April Fools Day...Fools!?!
http://asc.army.mil/docs/pubs/alt/20...ful_200907.pdf
http://www.army.mil/article/27259/to...n-afghanistan/
After reviewing ref one for the first time in about a year, I guess with the "TOW EVOLUTION" section maybe I'll have a little more to do.
Regards,
Pat