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Originally Posted by rcaf_777
I was a TOW Gunner and we always shoot and scoot, shooting from a position concealment and then moving another position. I believe that most TOW Gunners are taught this.
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Right, but you can't "scoot" until after the missile's hit the target, right? As a former TOW gunner, you know that it's wire-guided, meaning that you have to keep the target in the crosshairs until the missile hits the target. Moving the vehicle before the missile strikes not only makes guidance
much more difficult, but it seriously risks cutting the guidance wires, rendering the missile blind and stupid.
Therefore, during the several seconds between the launch (which produces a pretty noticeable signature) and impact of the missile, an enemy tank gunner may have time to acquire, target, and fire at the attacking Bradley.