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| SMD-15 "Jabal Sheikh" "جبل الشيخ" | |
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| File:Smd-15.jpg An SMD-15 launcher. | |
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin |  Riysa |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1993 - present |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1990 |
| Unit cost | £L 20,000 (missile) £L 70,000 (firing post) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9.2 kg |
| Diameter | 105 mm |
| Crew | 2 (optional third) |
| Sights | Optical, thermal imaging |
| Warhead | Hollow-charge warhead |
Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze |
| Engine | Solid fuel rocket |
Guidance system | SACLOS wire-guidance |
Launch platform | Individual, vehicle |
The SMD-15 Jabal Sheikh (Arabic: جبل الشيخ, Eng: Mount Hermon) is a wire-guided anti-tank missile developed by Riysa, designed for short-medium ranged combat, and with top-attack capable. It is generally issued on the company level in Riysian forces.
Development
Description
The Jabal Sheikh is a wire-guided missile system, consisting of a launcher containing an integrated thermal sight, and two different types of missiles - the primary one with a tandem-charge HEAT warhead, and one with an anti-infantry/building thermobaric warhead. The standard anti-tank missile has the ability to fire in a top-attack mode, where it strikes the weak roof of an enemy armored vehicle. The launcher weighs 16 kilograms, and both missile types weigh around 9.2 kilograms. A single SMD-15 system in Riysian service is normally carried in two backpacks, one weighing 26 kilograms and containing the launcher and one missile, and one weighing 28.5 kilograms and containing three more missiles.