GPM-21C

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GPM-21C
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GPM-21C GL-ATGM
TypeGun-Launched Anti-Tank Missile
Place of origin Inyursta
 Merick Isles
Service history
In service2006 - present
Used byInyursta Inyurstan Army

Merick Isles Mericki Expeditionary Forces

Ruolnik
WarsLolloh-Ruol Wars
Production history
DesignerInyursta PAVCO Arms, Inc
Merick Isles DESIGNER TBD
Designed2003
Produced2005 - present
Specifications
Weight15.2kg
Length1,085mm
Diameter110.9mm
WarheadTandem-HEAT
Warhead weight5.3kg
Detonation
mechanism
Impact

Operational
range
7,500m
Speed300-350m/s
Guidance
system
Semi-Active Laser Homing (SALH) with INS

The GPM-21C is a Gun-Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile (GL-ATGM) designed and produced as a joint venture between Inyursta and the Merick Isles. It was designed during the Lolloh-Ruol Wars in order to give the 111mm 6 Frag Gun used on Mericki LT-46 amphibious tanks and Inyurstan YT-1 light tanks the ability to defeat Lollohian modern armor, including the Gladiator I, Gladiator II and Black Boar MBTs.

Function

Once loaded into the barrel, targets are illuminated manually by the gunnery crew, or UAV/forward observer with a laser. The missile is then fired and follows a top-attack trajectory towards the target, ideally hitting the top of the turret or rear hull where the armor is weakest. If the laser "painting" is lost, the missile will track to the last known position of the target. In a fire support role, targets can be switched by forward observers or UAVs directing the guidance laser onto a new target (for example in situations where the target is misidentified or a higher-priority target emerges).

A 5.3kg tandem-HEAT warhead is used to mitigate the presence of ERA and increase penetrating power.