Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon System - Overview 

Dude that was really well done. I’d love to see you cover more modern weapons and equipment.

The M47 Dragon was the Predecessor to the Javelin that was used in the 1980s up to 2001 when it was replaced by the Javelin FGM-148

I still remember the Javelin when it was in all 3 of the Modern Warfare games. In every mission where you face a tank, you have an objective to grab a Javelin, and destroy said tanks A notable mission is Modern Warfare 2, when going full action movie, you use a Javelin to destroy about a dozen Russian BTRs and Havoc attack choppers, as you defend an evacuation site at the Washington Memorial

I remember when I was a kid. I would sneak off onto my uncle's PC to play Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare when it came out recently. I got to the night mission where we got attacked by MBTs. The game gave me a Javelin and when I first used it, the missile went out, flew high and went directly right on top of the tank with its top-attack mode, destroying it instantly. My kid brain thought then and there that the Javelin became one of the coolest weapons ever.

It's actually more fun to watch these modern weapons videos. Please make one on the Soviet era Fire and Forget anti tank guided missiles next. They are pretty rare in movies.

Next: Ukraininan farming equipment in movies ;)

I was really hoping you’d touch on this, which ya kinda did, but one of the reasons the javelin is used on targets like bunkers is because it reduces collateral damage that an artillery or air strike would cause.

I like how he was mad about using the Javelin on a pick up, and not that the target was like 60 meters away.

Apparently during the height of the GWOT, the going price of a CLU module was one MICH 2001 high cut helmet. Andy Stumpf told a story about it on a podcast where he used the Javelin to target infantry that was outside the range of their snipers, and air support would take too long. He got the CLU by trading one of the Navy high cut helmets with an Army SMU.

Such an underrated channel, unmatched content

Very Powerful Cool Weapon against Tanks (would love to see Aa12 In Movies)

The Javelin command launch unit, is seriously getting obsolescent. Modern thermal imagers don't require nitrogen cooling systems for their microblometers. They should definitely upgrade the CLU I forgot what its called, I want to say PVS-23A, is smaller than a soda can. You can recognize people, its so high resolution. You can even see where people have icons on their computer screen. Its seriously wizard. Uses CR-123A batteries. Its pretty badass.

I remember first seeing these in cod4! Great vid, I'd love to see more modern weapons like the Panzerfaust 3 or the NLAW :))

the soft launch isntonly about reducing the back blast and making the operator safer its also about hiding the firing position with a lower back blast its harder to spot at distance for return fire.

Awesome video!! I work at a warehouse on a military installation and issue Javelin training devices to the solders all the time. We have a classroom trainer which basically consists of a student station and an instructor station. The student station has a computerized Javelin that the student uses to get the feel of how the Javelin works. The instructor station consists of scenarios of how to put the weapon into operation and engage enemy targets. Also, we have a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) of the Javelin that the soldiers will take out to field training exercises. This system goes through the same procedures as a soldier would go through on an actual Javelin, except the MILES version will emit a laser when engaging vehicles and will "kill" a vehicle as well. Think of this as a rather large "laser-tag" weapon. Finally. we also have an INERT or DUMMY Javelin that looks and weighs just like the real thing. Primary purpose of that INERT Javelin is to give the "lucky" gunner the experience of humping one of those things around the battlefield during field training exercises.

T-72: What a nice day I hope nothing bad happens! Javelin: I am not so sure about that.

Javelin, the only thing that can kill a Hilux.

I remember a good documentary series called 20th century battlefields did a comparison for the yom kippur war where Egyptian used sagger missiles from the Soviet Union and they compared how much tech had changed to the modern javelin from those anti tank missiles.

0:21 if that dude fired the javelin from inside the truck everyone inside would die from the backblast

The ATF won't let me have one. Stupid ATF.

Great video as always !!! Can’t be nice being a tank crew knowing these weapons are out there !!

Well, Mr Johnson, you're just awesome! You have advanced far beyond my military knowledge. Good video!!

I was waiting for the “alright im Johnny” at the end…are we at the end of an ending era?! As always Johnny my man great educational video and nice footage

I really like your video style. None of that RU-vid quick cut stuff. Great info

There is a big boy version of the javelin called the GLSDB. its essentially a much larger version of the same type of top attack munition that launches from the ground

It works on unshielded Alien Tripods too like in War Of The Worlds. 🤣

Wow. This video was so interesting that I didn't check my duration at all. This video is well done. Keep the content rolling mate!

Watching a Javelin fail feels like watching a Ferrari failing. Amazing video mate, keep up the geat job

Great Video! Keep up the good work.

4:08 Man, what an image 😦😳

I really like how you use clips from movies that I forget have those weapons 😂

Very timely video 👍🏾

Love your videos. Great, intelligent narration.

Haha awesome you did the weapon I suggested a few days ago. Great video!!

As soon as I said something about u need to make a javelin video I must have forgot this one. Or anything in today's wars would be cool such as the quad drones although maybe not in film yet. Idk all ur vids are sick keep it up man

The only drawback of the Javelin is none other than The price

Amazing video, i think a video on the nlaw would complement it well

Jormungand was such a cool anime and premise. Lots of cool weapons

Thanks for mentioning war of the worlds

The only time I have caught a Javelin was in War of the Worlds (Tom Cruise) - really informative video!

"It only took my little finger to blow you away".

Well there are modifications already happening, the thermals etc are updated now.

Well this is some neat timing

How about covering the T-72 tank?

I think a review of the fg-42 or maybe the modernized ww2 gun, the mg3

Don't tell them they forgot this can be linked up with the central command for the central command to have a direct sight through the camera of the Javelin or linked up with the UAV drone or any warplane with camera for an overview.

Great video! Can you do one on the stinger please

The Javelin lookin kinda thicc

Saab Swedish Carl Gustaf M4 next?

The Javelins Israeli twin SPIKE is equally Dangerous and should not be underestimated.

Nice video

Topical video and on my birthday at that!

Javelin go brrrr

cool video. I would love to see one about the M47 dragon ( maybe some wargame footage? ).

Brilliant

Its been making a mockery of explosive reactive armour that's supposed to protect against it .

The Batman v Superman scene with the javelin hurts me not only are they movin but the guy could hit the top of the truck or the missle would hit something on the way up or down not to mention the back blast would rock the truck or hit one of the guys behind him

What I can tell you is a large part of the cost of the command unit is the thermal imaging system. Definitely more than 70% is the FLIR system. I use a smaller civilian version of the cryogenic thermal imaging and my camera alone cost $100k.

As an Italian i had the luck off see an entire squad using this beautiful gun against a car dam I remebe the big boom that I heard when they hit the target ahhaahah🇮🇹🎯

Can’t wait for the rpg video

One of those missiles can pay for my college tuition.

Nothing more satisfying than playing Arma 3 and using a javvy on a tank.

Does anyone know about using the command module seperately? I know British forces in Afghan loved them for the thermal sight helping them scout Taliban but I was told that there was a limited time (about 4 mins? but I might be getting confused with the stinger battery) they could be used for. Can anyone clear this up for me?

Quick fact: the scene from the batman movie, the batmobile was way to close for the missile to even arm itself. The missile needs a minimum of 65meters for a direct attack. That, plus the batmobile speeding forward, the missile would only have traveled a few meters before becoming a blunt object. Don't get me wrong, it would probably cause the missile to blow apart, but not in the way it was intended...or the place intended also

You forgot the famous “alright I’m Johnny” at the end of the video! :/

Well done sir, another current piece of kit ,certainly being put to good use, best wishes from the wirral peninsula....E

What if the missile hits a berm or falls to the ground? Does it go off?

If the targeting system can be used independently from the javelin, could multiple javelins be linked to a single targeting system? If so, could they be fired consecutively or altogether? Also, if a single targeting system is able to fire multiple javelins, could the javelins be hidden in various locations (somewhat nearby if the range is limited), and the user hiding with a good vantage point and fire them upon a target?

Javelin moment

This is the way RU-vid channels should be done… when talking about different weapon systems. You get right to the point with information that’s detailed, accurate, and factual. You talk about the way these weapons are depicted in TV shows and the movies, and what those TV shows and movies get right and wrong about the weapons. You present the information at a good steady pace so it can be easily understood, and don’y try to throw out a bunch of random facts in rapid fire secession meant for people with a 0.2 second attention span. But what’s more important is the stuff you DON’T do. > NO goofy voice inflection > NO bad jokes > NO unnecessary sound affects > NO rapid fire editing sequences meant to give the clips “energy", but are done with absolutely no skill and therefore it all ends up a train wreck. > NO starting every clip with the person making it on camera, with the first thing out of his mouth being: “Hey guys, so before I get to the subject of this clip I’m gunna talk about a bunch of personal stuff that has nothing to do with anything, because I know all my trillions of fans are on the edge of their seat waiting to hear every detail of my life…. because I am THAT interesting. So, I finally popped that blister on my ass….” Or something along those lines. If I had a nickel for every RU-vid clip that started out with the words “Hey guys…” I’d have a shit load of nickels… and about $80,000,000,000,000000. (aka eighty quadrillion dollars) I had no idea that the Javelin could be used on drones, or anything in the air for that matter. So now it can be used on tanks and bunkers, in an anti-personal capacity, AND against airborne targets. In the not too distant past you would have needed 3 different weapons systems to do those things. Not anymore. Literally more bang for your buck. I look forward to seeing any new weapons systems you add in the future. Great stuff. Keep it up.

idk why but seeing a Javelin fail is fucking hilarious

I just wish it wasn't so fucking heavy fully loaded, but even just a single missile weighs most of the whole setup, so you won't be hauling more than 2, maybe 3, extra missiles by yourself. At least it's so damn powerful.

Those javelins can kill tanks helicopters and alien tripods with no shields.

Cavalry meet Rifled musket Main Battle Tank meet Javelin

The only disadvantage I can see with these types of weapons is the operator needs to have line of sight to the target, even if they can quickly take cover or retreat. An advantage and disadvantage for the Ukrainians is that they sometimes need to fire from near suicidal ranges because of obstructing trees. A solution (perhaps solved, or being solved?) is to have a separate designator like with laser guided bombs which could be a soldier in a tree line or from a loitering drone.

Ah Saint Javelin

m26 pershing and m46 patton tanks now

How effective is it in the woods or forests? Or heavy jungle?

Awesome fucking video .

Ukrainians loves Javelines, popping tanks like crazy

That javelin missile is worth more than the Hilux at point blank range. But thats Hollywood Studio money -It need boring cliches and boring sequels than realism and new stories

And then you have a holes like myself that use them in Warzone lol

It kills 👽

Is the Uzi on your list of guns used in media?

I always thought the Javelin system looks really goofy & acts goofy but it does work well. You can't deny it figures. The infrared sights look bulky & daft. You have the two comical bulky ends & a rocket/missile that looks so ridiculous when it first pops out the launcher before it jet engages. Good video Johnny on a system I'm not very familiar with. I always had an aversion to the javelin for some reason. I think it's because Javelin look like what a child would roughly draw if you asked one to draw a rocket launcher. The javelin looks more like a prop then weapon system to me, so unnatural.

Stingers

MW3 moment

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So with wire-guided missiles, is there just a big spool of wire that comes with it and you gotta hope it doesn't tangle on nothing?

Seen it in a few action movies? Dude that was the go to weapon to dislodge enemy’s from objective camping in modern warfare. Nothing better than sending your own mini predator missile from across the map to get that first blood award.

javelin op mod plz nerf

Can it be modified to take out in coming Mother in Laws? 💥🤔🤣

You can defend against them with laser, smoke, paint and foam soft-kill APS that hide from or distract the thermal targeting. Most countries don't use them however and opt for hard-kill APS like active armor as they don't expect to go up against Javelins rather small rebel groups who use RPG's, the Ukrainian war and the west arming Ukraine has changed that view and more are taking up soft-kill as a consequence.

Used to play Battlefield.

Arakan

유일하게 재블린은 대한민국이 운용을 안하는데 그 이유는 현궁이라는 대전차 유도 무기가 있었기 때문... 참고로 현궁은 이스라엘의 스파이크 미사일을 참고해서 만들었다.

Rocket LAUNCH!

The javelin is reusable or just one shoot only?

I gotta say that's a lot of mula

Arguably the Most Powerful Man Portable Anti Tank Weapon System, certainly one of my Favorite Lock on Type Anti Tank Munitions, such a Beast! Can Easily make Short work of Possible any Armor it can Come Across, American Engineering at its Finest! I Appreciate that the Video was About a Modern Weapon System, and Can't wait for more of it in the Future! Keep up the Amazing Work my Friend! Keep the Good Shit Coming Johnny!