

Hurting people is wrong and should be avoided at all costs. Nothing cool about that.
But when a tank is also full of fuel and ammo, the boom is much bigger lol
I got lucky and shot around 15 to 20 for training. I lost track after 10. Some missilemen never get the chance to shoot one.
Interestingly, I had that kill zone question asked to me by another higher up (different job) and it took me a long time to come to a conclusion. The kill radius is actually not defined in the manuals. There are zones for the shooter to ensure you don’t get hit with back blast, but usually it’s assumed that the vehicle you hit will be destroyed.
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To explain further, the missile doesn’t hit the target. It flys above it and uses the munroe effect to cause an implosion (not an explosion) that makes the vehicle explode from the inside out. First munroe charge punches a hole into the vehicle, second charge gets sucked in and blow it up from inside. YouTube munroe effect to see how that shape charge works.
Lol naw TOW missile just looks like a gray puff when it blows up. Not as exciting unless the thing you’re hitting is full of fuel and ammo. Then the boom is what you think it would look like (fire ball and all that).
Pink mist is for snipers. You’re so zoomed in from the scope you can actually see the splat and it looks like a pink mist. You can also achieve the same effect with large caliber weapons like a 25mm cannon. Interestingly enough, the Barrett .50 cal sniper that everyone knows is classified as a SASR, Special Application Scoped Rifle. Its not meant for people, its an “anti-material” weapon. You’re only supposed to use it to shoot out engine blocks.