[Apache6]

USMC antiarmor gunners (who are primarily armed with TOW, Dragon (during T2K era), Javelin (now), and SMAW) are taught to use 1# blocks of TNT on electric firing devices set 30 - 100 m from their position to draw fire, deceive the enemy about the size of the defending force and keep enemy from pinpointing the target. This is most often going to be done when the unit has had time to set in a proper defense. Very often the unit would have two charges rigged to detonate on one command. As a result the enemy "perceives" they have been fired on by 3 missiles rather then just one.

The actual missile is fired by the gunner, the driver or ammo man (depending on how they are moving) fires the charge AFTER the missile is fired.

For a deliberate defense they might lay out several different strings of charges. The last string might be used without any real missiles to cover the withdraw. Smoke pots may also be employed that way.