GPM-K Pacarána
| GPM-K Pacarána | |
|---|---|
 GPM-K Anti-Tank Missile | |
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin |  Inyursta |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2011–present |
| Used by | Inyurstan Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Martel Arms |
| Designed | 2006 |
| Manufacturer | Martel Arms |
| Produced | 2010–present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 99.2lb (45kg) |
| Length | 80.4in (205cm) |
| Diameter | 6.1in (154.9mm) |
| Warhead weight | 9kg Tandem-HEAT |
Detonation mechanism | Impact |
| Blast yield | 1,300mm RHA Penetration |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 5,500m |
| Speed | 450m/s (Mach 1.3) |
Guidance system | SACLOS Laser, Millimeter Microwave (MMW) |
| Accuracy | <0.5m CEP |
The GPM-K Pacarána is an anti-tank guided missile produced in Inyursta. It is named after the Pacarána, a long species of semi-arboreal weasels found in the jungles of Marindino and Borasoles.
Development
PAMAT Program
In 2006 Inyursta began the Penétraçion Advançé Misìle Anti-Tanque (Advanced Penetration Anti-Tank Missile) Program in response to the performance of the GPM-T against the frontal armor of Lollohian Gladiator II and Black Boar modern main battle tanks.
A new, indigenous missile system, the GPM-K, was selected over a ground-launched variant of the ASM-7 STRIKE missile to continue the PAMAT program.
IAV-90AT "Varano" System
Post-production use of the GPM-K has been part of the IAV-90AT "Varano" (monitor lizard) system, a "tank hunter" vehicle built from the IAV-90 chassis. Equipped with its own laser targeting system and self-contained millimeter microwave radar; this allows for two missiles to be fired at two different targets simultaneously - one Automatic Command Line-of-Sight (ACLOS) guidance utilizing the MMW radar, the other Semi-Automatic Command Line-of-Sight (SACLOS) beam-riding using the targeting radar.
IAV-90AT's are usually deployed as part of mechanized or composite units, giving non-armored formations a weapons platform capable of engaging and defeating modern main battle tanks from the frontal arc.
IAV-78AT "Tigre" System
The Corps de Marìnas began work on a program to develop a similar tank-hunter platform based on their own amphibious IAV-78 chasis.