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Specifications
Guidance:	Semi-automatic, wire
Warhead	High Explosive Anti-tank
Warhead diameter:	ca 140 mm
Launch unit weight:	6.9 kg
Launching Platforms	Manpack (crew of 2)
Missile weight:	10.07 kg
Warhead weight	5.4 kg
Missile length:	852 mm
Max. effective range:	1000-1500 meters
Range	75 meters (minimum)
Max. velocity:	ca 200 m/sec
Penetration of armor:	400+ / 500 mm
Manufacturer:	McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, USA

US Military Weapons: M-47 Dragon M-47 Dragon Unofficial names/slang: n/a Function: Anti-armor weapon system Date deployed: unavailable Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and Missile Systems and Raytheon Unit cost: $13,000 (standard), $51,000 (w/ night tracker system) Length (Launcher): 45.4" Length (Missile): 33.3" Wingspan: unavailable Diameter: unavailable Speed: unavailable Weight at launch: 33.9 lbs (standard), 48.7 lbs (w/ night tracker system) Guidance: Visual or thermal (night) Range: approx. 3280 ft. (1000m) Engine: Solid fuel rocket Warhead: 25.29 lb HEAT (High Explosive Anti Tank)   Mission: Primary: To engage and destroy armor and light armored vehicles. Secondary: defeat hard targets such as bunkers and field fortifications. Features: The warhead power of Dragon makes it possible for a single Marine or soldier to defeat armored vehicles, fortified bunkers, concrete gun emplacements, or other hard targets. The launcher consists of a smoothbore fiberglass tube, breech/gas generator, tracker and support, bipod, battery, sling, and forward and aft shock absorbers. Non-integral day and night sights are required to utilize the Dragon. The complete system consists of the launcher, the tracker and the missile, which is installed in the launcher during final assembly and received by the military in a ready to fire condition. The launch tube serves as the storage and carrying case for the missile. The night tracker operates in the thermal energy range. Background: The first-generation Dragon, a 1000-meter system requiring 11.2 seconds flight-to-target time, was developed for the US Army and fielded in 1970. A product improvement program (PIP) was initiated by the Marine Corps in 1985 and managed by NSWC Dahlgren. The PIP, designated Dragon II, was designed to increase warhead penetration effectiveness by 85%. The Dragon II missile is actually a retrofit of warheads to the first generation missiles already in the Marine Corps inventory.