M966 / M1036 HMMWV TOW Missile Carrier
M1045 / M1046 HMMWV TOW Missile Carrier
The M966, M996A1 and M1036 HMMWVs are TOW Missile Carrier configurations of the HMMWV family. The vehicles are equipped with basic armor and TOW launcher mounted on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicles are used to transport and launch TOW missiles to defeat armored vehicles. The weapons platform can be traversed 360 degrees and the launcher elevated to 20 degrees and depressed to 10 degrees. The vehicles can climb 60% slopes and traverse a side slope of up to 40% fully loaded. The vehicles can ford hard bottom water crossing up to 30 inches without a deep water fording kit and up to 60 inches with the kit. The M1036 is equipped with the self-recovery winch which can also be used to recover like systems. The M996A1 model has the latest modifications applied to the vehicle.
The M1045, M1045A1, M1046 and M1046A1 HMMWVs are TOW Missile Carrier configurations of the HMMWV family. The vehicles are equipped with supplemental armor and TOW launcher mounted on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicles are used to transport and launch TOW missiles to defeat armored vehicles. The weapons platform can be traversed 360 degrees and the launcher elevated to 20 degrees and depressed to 10 degrees. The vehicles can climb 60% slopes and traverse a side slope of up to 40% fully loaded. The vehicles can ford hard bottom water crossing up to 30 inches without a deep water fording kit and up to 60 inches with the kit. The M1046 is equipped with the self-recovery winch which can also be used to recover like systems. The M1045A1 and M046A1 models have the latest modifications applied to the vehicles.
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m966.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Saturday, September 12, 1998 6:35:55 AM
